French authorities have imposed a sweeping ban on gatherings linked to the British far-right anti-migrant groups, aiming to block a planned mobilisation along the Channel coast this weekend. Key key activists have already been barred from entering the country.
The decision comes after months of escalating activity by far-right activists along the northern coast of France.
Raids on beaches
In autumn 2025, Raise The Colours, which then involved Danny Tommo, landed at Gravelines under the pretext of “fighting mass immigration”, launching a series of raids on northern beaches.
These incursions involved harassment of migrants and NGOs, verbal abuse, and even the deliberate puncturing of inflatable boats, actions which have prompted the action by French authorities this weekend.
The Prefectures in Nord and Pas-de-Calais have now issued orders prohibiting any RTC or affiliated presence on the coastline over this weekend, citing serious risks to public order.
Entry bans
The ban was preceded by administrative entry prohibitions against ten British nationals identified as RTC militants – Danny Tommo and RTC founders Ryan Bridge and Elliott Stanley have been named.
There were also unconfirmed reports that UKIP leader Nick Tenconi, who has also been organising groups to harass migrants in the region, was included.
These measures make it illegal for those named to enter or remain in France, with arrest and detention the likely consequence for any breach.
French officials said the decision followed repeated warnings about RTC-linked activity on the coast. Interior Ministry statements refer to propaganda operations aimed at British audiences, as well as actions targeting small boats and aid infrastructure, activities considered likely to provoke violence and unrest.
Content factories
In fact, RTC’s beach raids have increasingly served as content factories for online publicity, with footage circulated to attract new recruits and appeal for money.
Danny Tommo, a convicted kidnapper whose real name is Daniel Thomas, split from RTC acrimoniously in recent weeks. They claimed that he had wanted to organise riots on French beaches, and had fraudulently stolen money from them.
He retaliated, alleging that they had raised huge amounts of money which was not being used for campaigning and that Bridge had threatened to “ruin” him.
The ban directly challenges Tommo’s plans for this weekend. He has called for a visible “patriotic” mobilisation on French beaches in response to migrant crossings.
Online messaging has encouraged supporters to converge on areas around Calais, Gravelines and Dunkirk, displaying flags, filming migrants and aid workers, and posting footage to social media as a show of force.
Shut Dover
He has also announced plans to shut down Dover today, from 2 o’clock this afternoon. This action is supposed to be carried out by women (he specifically called on the ‘Pink Ladies’ to attend) and men who either did not have passports or did not want to travel to France.
Despite the French ban, Tommo’s video channels have continued to circulate instructions on how to evade controls, including travelling via multiple ports, routes and even neighbouring countries.
French police sources are quoted as warning that activists intended to split into small groups to challenge the ban and manufacture online content regardless of enforcement.
Preventative
The French government framed the prohibition as a preventative measure.
In its communiqué, the Interior Ministry praised regional prefects and security services for acting decisively to prevent violent, hateful or discriminatory actions, and for protecting communities already under intense pressure along the Channel coast.
Anti-fascists and migrant assistance groups in France have issued mobilisation calls of their own, arguing that a coordinated response is necessary to counter what they describe as a growing pattern of fascist incursions along the Franco‑British border.
