Activist Pleads Guilty to Criminal Damage After Slashing Migrant Dinghy

Activist Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, admitted to a single charge of criminal damage during an appearance via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday. The 37-year-old had previously taken a boat into the English Channel and approached a migrant dinghy that was being assisted by the RNLI, Border Force, and the French Coastgraph. Armed with a knife, he slashed the inflatable boat while broadcasting the incident on a livestream and shouting statements about English territory. Thomas is scheduled to be sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on November 18. During his court appearance, he also maintained a not guilty plea regarding a separate charge of failing to disclose his phone's PIN to police.