Around 20 members from the far-right group Patriotic Alternative turned up to oppose plans to house Ukrainian refugees at an old school. But they were outnumbered by locals who brandished signs which read: ‘Llantwit Major refugees welcome fascists not!’
Two arrested after a far-right protest was met with hundreds of counter-protesters in the Welsh town of Llantwit Major
But the group was met with fierce resistance from locals, who turned out in droves to reject the group’s message and show their support for refugees. ‘Llantwit Major together for peace, love, kindness and compassion’ and ‘Llantwit Major refugees welcome fascists not!’the BBC: ‘We as a nation welcome people. To see a protest like this against housing Ukrainians here. It’s repugnant to me as a Welshman.
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