Numbers of anti-migrant protesters have clashed with Police, causing gridlock on the A20.
The protesters blocked a dual carriageway into Dover, causing a standstill in both directions, Sky News reports.
Anti-racism group gathered in Kent to demonstrate the arrival of immigrants in small boats into the United Kingdom.
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The crowd clashed with at least 100 police officers at the scene who tried to control the situation.
Many of the protesters were seen union flags and wearing face coverings while they sang Rule, Britannia, while others were heard shouting “England till I die”
The riot police were seen restraining some of the protesters, and some individuals were arrested, the police said on Saturday.
Earlier, a group of 60 people, according to Sky reports, moving along Dover seafront were shouting anti-migrant slogans.
The protesters are believed to have come from different parts of the country to Dover.
Meanwhile, pro-migrant protesters organized by Kent Anti Racism Network also gathered in Market Square in the town.
Kent Refugee Help, Peter Keenan said during his address to about 100 people said when a society turns people from war turn zones away, ‘that says something about the state of the society.’
“We are not those people. We are standing up and welcoming people who are in desperate circumstances fleeing from awful situations,” he added.
Sky News reported that the words “Rise above fear Refugees welcome” were beamed on to the White Cliffs of Dover on Friday night by humanitarian charity Freedom From Torture.
There have been appreciations among the people following the continuous arrival of migrants in the country.
In August, more than 1450 migrants arrived in the country by small boats, making it the highest recorded in a single month.
So far, the UK has received over 5,600 migrants this year along, according to the PA news agency.
Last month, the country saw a single-day record of 416 who put all on the line to cross the English Channels to reach the shore of the UK.
Meanwhile, Downing Street described the figure as “Unacceptable”.
The Home Office Secretary, Priti Patel had vowed to work with the French government to bring a complete halt to the migration.
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