France Bans Brits From Stopping Boats, Prefers Subtle Channel Sitting Instead
KEY POINTS
- â˘French authorities in Nord and Pas-de-Calais banned British far-right activists from traveling to protest asylum seekers crossing the Channel.
- â˘This January 2026 ban extends a prior October 2025 interior ministry action that excluded 10 far-right members linked to 'Raise the Colours'.
- â˘Officials cited previous 'actions on French soil' as the reason for the sweeping protest ban aimed to stop the 'stop the boats' campaign.
In a move only a plot twist-loving government could appreciate, the Nord and Pas-de-Calais prefecture has banned British far-right activists from staging their âOperation Overlordâ protest scheduled for January 2026. Notably, this ban outdoes a previous October snag that kicked 10 anonymous members of 'Raise the Colours' off French soil for unspecified 'actions'âa euphemism probably invented to sound serious while avoiding details. These crusaders wanted to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel to the UK, but French officials politely said, 'No protest for you!' because apparently stopping human movement via protest is less French than a baguette. The irony thicker than Camembert: Franceâs tough love on activists who âreally hate boats but love presidencies of bans.â
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French officials banned Brits from protesting boats trying to cross the Channel. The real crime? Too much enthusiasm for banning things in 2026.
When you try to protest boats but get banned so hard you can't even protest the banning properly.
France to Brits: We welcome tourists, just not the ones loudly against boats with irony as your paddle.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 1/23/2026 | Author: Diane Taylor
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