Farage Rallies Reform UK on Migration As Hooded Protesters Paralyze Dover

The Brexit campaigner formally distanced himself from the use of balaclavas at public demonstrations but fired up the crowd by vowing to stop migrant crossings through alliances with Europe's right-wing parties. At the heart of Farage's speech was a Memorandum of Understanding signed with Jordan Bardella, president of France's National Rally and guest of honor at the convention. The agreement aims to "stop the boats in 100 days, a move that drew immediate backlash from the French left: Jean-Luc Mélenchon of La France Insoumise dismissed the handshake as "despicable.

Farage, meanwhile, called winning the next election "the last chance to lift the country before irreversible decline. The focus on migration also serves to mask the party's internal troubles. Farage's leadership has been tarnished by investigations and suspicions of illicit foreign funding, which have hurt his poll numbers.

He downplayed the disputes as persecution by the "mainstream and even announced legal support for the activist movement Raise the Colours. While the political proclamations came from Birmingham, Dover saw hours of high tension. The hooded anti-immigration blitz blocked a key hub that handles over 10,000 freight vehicles and 15,000 passengers daily, causing chaos on access roads and paralyzing maritime traffic.

The action angered residents and tourists stuck for hours and drew firm condemnation from the government. The police response also sparked controversy: officers were accused of a late and ineffective intervention after treating the blitz as a "spontaneous demonstration" without making any arrests. Local MP Mike Tapp rejected that interpretation, insisting the action was widely planned.

Farage distanced himself from the misrepresentations but relaunched the anti-landings pact with Bardella to boost his polls and overshadow internal scandals. (This is a condensed version.)