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Police Probe Anti-Migrant Activist Danny Tommo’s Dinghy Attack

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Police are investigating anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo for slashing an inflatable dinghy on 22 September 2026.
Tommo live-streamed from a speedboat, shouted “this is England, not France,” then cut the dinghy with a knife.
French coastguard warned that interfering with rescue operations could lead to prosecution under international law.
Home Office told the vessel would be taken to Dover, not Gosport, for disembarkation.

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Police are investigating anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo for slashing an inflatable dinghy on 22 September 2026.
Tommo live-streamed from a speedboat, shouted “this is England, not France,” then cut the dinghy with a knife.
French coastguard warned that interfering with rescue operations could lead to prosecution under international law.
Home Office told the vessel would be taken to Dover, not Gosport, for disembarkation.