‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks

Charity stresses small boat rescues are tiny part of its work and speaks out after volunteers abused by far-right agitators The lifeboat charity RNLI has vowed to continue to rescue asylum seekers in the Channel despite attacks on volunteers and staff after the recent high-profile small boat landings. RNLI bosses said workers had been subjected to online and physical abuse and there had been “base