Activist Daniel Thomas faces charges over alleged Dover migrant-site entry

Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has appeared in court charged with entering a restricted area at a migrant-processing centre in Dover, according to court documents. Thomas, 37, appeared by videolink at Margate Magistrates’ Court on Friday wearing a grey T-shirt and rosary beads. He is known to supporters as Danny Tommo.

The charges include allegedly entering a restricted zone at the migrant-processing centre on 31 March. He is also accused of using threatening words or behaviour in Dover on 1 April and obstructing a person engaged in lawful activity on 6 April. Court documents further accuse Thomas of entering or remaining in Dover Docks without lawful business or permission.

He faces another allegation of racially aggravated harassment involving allegedly threatening or abusive words. District Judge William Nelson sent the case for a further case-management hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 4 November. The supplied material does not report a plea from Thomas or provide details of his defence.

Earlier in the week, Thomas was refused bail during a Crown Court hearing relating to an allegation that a dinghy was slashed in the English Channel. The supplied information does not state whether that case is connected to the charges heard at Margate Magistrates’ Court. The allegations concern conduct at or near facilities used in the processing of migrants and at Dover’s port area.

The material does not provide details about any injuries, disruption or damage arising from the incidents. Thomas remains accused rather than convicted. The court’s decision to list a further case-management hearing means the proceedings will continue, but no finding on the allegations has been made.

The supplied report also does not state whether prosecutors are seeking additional charges or whether other people are being investigated in connection with the alleged conduct.