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Minister Condemns Black-Clad Dover Protesters for ‘Dressing Up in Costumes’

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Dozens of masked people dressed in black blocked roads in Dover on Saturday during an anti-immigration protest.
  • Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said peaceful protest remains essential in Britain but criticized the demonstrators’ clothing and disruption.

A cabinet minister has condemned the masked, black-clad protesters who blocked roads in Dover during an anti-immigration demonstration on Saturday.

essential part of British life

· Jonathan ReynoldsThe business secretary described peaceful protest as an important part of life in Britain.

Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said peaceful protest was an “essential part of British life”. But he drew a line at what he described as “dressing up in costumes like this and disrupting people’s lives”.

dressing up in costumes like this and disrupting people’s lives

· Jonathan ReynoldsReynolds criticized the masked protesters and the disruption caused by their demonstration.

Reynolds said the protest was “not something we would want” on British streets.

not something we would want

· Jonathan ReynoldsThe minister said the Dover protest was not welcome on British streets.
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