Britain's government has condemned as "thuggish" hundreds of demonstrators who blocked roads vowing to prevent asylum seekers leaving the southern English city of Portsmouth after they arrived by small boat.

Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police at Portsmouth port as migrants came ashore. The government said the disorder crossed the line from protest as officials highlighted fewer Channel crossings.

LONDON, Sept 7 - British minister Emma Reynolds condemned hundreds of protesters who blocked streets in the English coastal city of Portsmouth late on Sunday to try to stop the arrival of migrants from France, calling them \"thuggish\". Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.