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More than 100 counter-protesters have gathered in Dover town centre in anticipation of a planned demonstration by far-right groups. Members of organisations such as Stand Up to Racism and the Socialist Party have attended in large numbers in Market Square. There is also a significant police presence, with large vans and up to 20 officers at the scene. The counter-protest comes in the wake of a planned anti-immigration demonstration that had been expected to take place today. At 11.20am, there had yet to be any sign of opposing groups arriving in the town. Eric Segal, the secretary of the South…

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