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Support for RNLI amid hate campaign by Britain First as 100 migrants saved last night

"Attacking a charity which saves lives in order to fuel anti-migrant hate is despicable."

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-12-04 11:25
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The RNLI has vowed to continue rescuing people “without judgement or preference” as it is bombarded with hateful emails as part of a far-right campaign.

It comes as migrants have been rescued from the Channel amid rough seas and brought to Britain overnight.

Pictures show a Lifeboat and Border Force vessel at the Port of Dover helping them disembark to be screened at arrival gates.

Around 100 people including babies and small children are believed to have been pulled from just four dinghies.

Britain First

The lifeboat charity has been targeted over operations involving migrant boats in the English Channel, which are coordinated by government agencies.

The extremist political party Britain First mounted a new campaign on Thursday, sending emails and messages out to supporters urging them to join a “complaints drive aimed at the RNLI to pressure them to abandon their support for illegal immigrant [sic] and people trafficking and focus instead on saving British lives”.

“I am very, very angry that RNLI boats are being used in the English Channel to ferry illegal immigrants into Britain,” reads one version. “I urge you to cease these treacherous activities.”

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Another option claims to be from someone who has “huge respect for the RNLI” but finds its “recent support for illegal immigration and people trafficking in the English Channel abhorrent”.

The group set up an automated online form that sends emails written by Britain First leaders to the RNLI’s chief executive, Mark Dowie.

The messages do not disclose any link to the group, but claim to be from “concerned citizens” and “taxpayers”.

Britain First has launched a campaign to bombard the RNLI with complaints over English Channel crossings

It says it wants "to pressure them to abandon their support for illegal immigrant and people trafficking and focus instead on saving British lives"

— Lizzie Dearden (@lizziedearden) December 3, 2021

Option 2 is from "a very angry citizen" who thinks the RNLI "is engaged in people trafficking in the English Channel"

Option 3 is milder and begins by saying: "I have huge respect for the RNLI, along with many other British citizens". But it goes on…

— Lizzie Dearden (@lizziedearden) December 3, 2021

"Your recent support for illegal immigration and people trafficking in the English Channel is abhorrent…I request that you cease ferrying illegal immigrants to our shores."

I hope that the RNLI staff receiving these emails realise what they are, and who actually wrote them

— Lizzie Dearden (@lizziedearden) December 3, 2021

Hope Not Hate

Charity Hope not Hate responded to Friday’s attacks with a campaign to stand against Britain First and show solidarity with RNLI staff.

“Far right activists calling themselves ‘migrant hunters’ have harassed the RNLI for months,” a statement on its website reads.

“But now Britain First has launched a campaign to bombard the Royal National Lifeboat Institute with complaints over English Channel crossings.

“The group have set up an online form for supporters to send harassing messages to RNLI to stop its ‘treacherous activities’ and accuse them of being ‘engaged in people trafficking in the English Channel.’

“Attacking a charity which saves lives in order to fuel anti-migrant hate is despicable.

“We cannot forget that the never ending ‘immigration debate’ that fills our newspapers and television screens is a debate about people’s right to live.”

Related: RNLI lifeboat crew ‘blocked from going out to sea’ by people angry at them rescuing refugees

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