Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas in London this month. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFar-right activist Daniel Thomas in London this month. A video was uploaded on to his YouTube platform showing the arrest, apparently at a garage.
- ▪Far-right activist Daniel Thomas in London this month.
- ▪Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFar-right activist Daniel Thomas in London this month.
- ▪A video was uploaded on to his YouTube platform showing the arrest, apparently at a garage.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 34 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy with blade while rescue worker onboard — The Guardian — World
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas in London this month. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFar-right activist Daniel Thomas in London this month. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ImagesUK newsPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger lifeAmelia Gentleman and Diane TaylorThu 24 Sep 2026 04.25 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 04.34 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDaniel Thomas, the far-right agitator and anti-migrant activist, has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, two days after he filmed himself slashing the side of a dinghy in the middle of the Channel while a rescuer was on…
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