Masked men block traffic to UK's port of Dover, site of past anti-immigrant protests

Masked men have blocked the entrance to Britain’s busiest ferry port, DoverLONDON -- A group of masked men blocked the entrance to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday. Police said they were “engaging with the protesters."The Port of Dover said all traffic in and out “is stopped due to an ongoing public order incident.”Footage on social media showed several dozen men in black, their faces covered, standing across a major road near the port.It was not immediately clear what they were demanding.The National Highways agency said the protests caused a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) traffic jam, causing delays of up to 45 minutes.P&O Ferries, which runs services between Dover and Calais in France, said its boats were running on schedule, and passengers who missed their ferry would be offered the next available crossing.Dover, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) southeast of London, has been the site of previous anti-immigrant protests focused on migrants who cross the Channel from France in small boats. Some politicians, including Nigel Farage of hard-right party Reform UK, have seized on the issue. He branded the asylum seekers “an invasion” in a Friday speech.The Labour Party government s...