The group says it will ‘escalate operations’ in the coming weeks (Picture: SWNS)

Far right group Britain First has set up ‘patriot patrols’ on the country’s beaches to ‘catch migrants’.

It says it is determined to stop people who undertake the dangerous journey from Britain to France on small boats ‘from landing on our shores’.

Calling it ‘Operation White Cliffs’ the far right group focuses on the beaches of South England.

Wearing high vis jackets and carrying torches and binoculars, they search the area looking for migrants.


Last Saturday, the group descended on Samphire Hoe Beach near Dover.

In a statement they said: ‘This particular beach has been the main landing ground for multiple illegal migrant crossings.



‘Equipped with torches, binoculars and hi-vis jackets, our activists patrolled the beach keeping a close eye out for migrant crossings.

The hardline right wing group say they carry out the patrols to ‘catch illegal asylum seekers’ (Picture: Britain First / SWNS)

Leader Paul Golding confirmed the first of the patriot migrant patrols had taken place at Samphire Hoe Beach last Saturday (Picture: Britain First / SWNS)

‘This new operation has been dubbed Operation White Cliffs and will be escalated over the next few weeks.’

It went on to add that if they did find migrants, they would alert the police and coastguards immediately.

Human rights groups have condemned the patrols, as ‘unsettling’, however Britain First has said that it will intensify them in coming weeks.

Anti-racism campaigners say that the name of the ‘operation’ suggests a ‘chilling echo of the ideologies of Germany in the 1930s (Picture: Britain First / SWNS)

A spokesman for another pro-migrant group, Care4Calais, 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.’

Stand Up To Racism’s Weyman Bennett said: ‘Given the hateful politics of this group, the name of their vile stunt – Operation White Cliffs – suggests a chilling echo of the ideologies of Germany in the 1930s.’

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