https://freerepublic.com/tag/stoptheboats/ en-us Sun, 6 Sep 2026 17:20:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4394445/posts Police were slow to react to an "exceptionally well organised" protest that ground the Port of Dover to a halt for hours, a council boss has said. Kevin Mills, who leads Dover District Council, told the BBC that demonstrators "caught several agencies on the hoof" when they arrived on Saturday. Hundreds of masked men chanting "stop the boats" blocked roads, causing miles of tailbacks and preventing access to the port. Kent Police is yet to comment, but cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds said officers "did deal with it swiftly". Mills said the force "appeared to be quite slow to keep the... bbc https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4394445/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2026 17:20:51 GMT