Anti-migration protests threaten lifeboat crews, warns charity watchdog
Dame Julia Unwin said charities should, however, have the 'courage to tolerate vigorous debate'
TL;DR
- The Charity Commission chief, Dame Julia Unwin, has warned that anti-migration protests involve "thuggery" and "intimidation" targeting RNLI crews.
- RNLI stations in Portsmouth temporarily closed after volunteers were targeted online following a migrant rescue.
- Dame Julia urged resistance against the "normalisation of violence" in public discourse and defended the RNLI's duty to rescue people at sea.
- The Digital Secretary, Lisa Nandy, plans to strengthen laws against doxxing in response to concerns raised by the RNLI chief executive.
- Small boat callouts constitute a small percentage of the RNLI's annual operations.