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The leader of Britain First has had stones flung at him after telling refugees in Calais that "Britain is full".

Paul Golding, 37, from Dartford, had travelled to France to warn people not to cross the English Channel.

A team of his cronies filmed the confrontation with asylum seekers which spectacularly backfired as they fled under a barrage of rocks.

In the clip filmed last week, Mr Golding is heard saying: "We represent a lot of people in Britain and we don't want you to come to our country," reports our sister site MirrorOnline .

Britain First racists patrolling Kent beaches is the last thing these desperate people need

"You can't go to England you're not welcome. We're full up. We want to look after our own.

"Go back to where you came from."

Mr Golding, who once threatened to bury a pig at the site of a proposed mosque in Dudley, West Midlands, then moans to the camera: "These are the migrants that are infesting Calais.

"They started throwing rocks at us. These are the people that are trying to get to Britain, these are the ones that try to get to the beaches of our country.

"It makes me sick. One drive past these people shows how disgusting they are."

Britain First’s actions have attracted wide condemnation from anti-racism groups.

And Mr Golding has served time in jail for several race and religious-related crimes.

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Clare Mosley, from Care 4 Calais, said: "We are shocked and concerned to learn of this unsettling development on our Kent coastline.

"When deeply traumatised men, women and children arrive on our shores they are often in need of medical attention and should be met by professionals.

"We urge anyone who thinks otherwise to please think again.

"Whatever your opinion regarding the arrival of people from France, we believe it is essential to maintain respect for British law and trust in the work carried out by our emergency response services."

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Many of the migrants are desperate from refuge in the UK, having travelled from Iran and Eritrea.

A total of 187 people crossed the Channel in seven days from September 10, when an unprecedented total of 86 people were picked up in six crossings.

Riccardo La Torre, firefighter and Eastern Region Secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, said: "The announcement by far right activists to begin migrant patrols along the coast is despicable – these have a go, racist vigilantes have no place in any kind of enforcement or emergency activities and will only serve to make conditions and tensions worse.

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"These groups claim to be the voice of the working class, but now they want to act as an arm of the authorities by patrolling beaches to apprehend struggling working class people desperately trying to get to safety.

"Me and my watch at the fire station were once asked to assist the police in apprehending suspected migrants allegedly hiding in a lorry.

"They weren’t in any danger so we flat out refused, because as firefighters we help people we don’t apprehend them.

"We are a humanitarian service, not an enforcement service. We stand with other working class people, not against them.

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"This latest stunt shows exactly who these far right groups truly serve, and it certainly isn’t workers like us."

The far-right group are also under fire for launching patrols along the South Coast, which has been branded 'shocking' and 'irresponsible'.

The hard line right wing group said they will patrol to "lookout" for illegal asylum seekers - and have vowed to step up their campaign along the White Cliffs in the coming weeks as desperate people try the dangerous crossing before winter.