Danny Tommo ‘slashes dinghy’ with rescue worker onboard in English Channel clash

| Reporter Published September 22, 2026 7:07pm Updated September 22, 2026 7:07pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Daniel Thomas filmed himself on a live stream appearing to slash a dinghy carrying a rescue worker in the middle of the English Channel. The nationalist activist, who has crowdfunded his own speedboat to intercept migrant dinghies arriving in the UK, took out a blade on Tuesday. He pulls alongside and stabs the inflatable craft, which has just seen a French rescue worker jump onboard. Debris and life jackets in the boat appear to show that migrants had previously been on board after making the trip from France in calm waters. Shouting at the rescue workers conducting final checks on the empty dinghy, he said: ‘You are not using these boats. No more migrants in our country. No way!’ Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. He shouts: ‘This is England you are not in France anymore. Get off the boat. You have time to get off the boat. This is not France. No more of thiswe pay you money. Let’s go. ‘Try and take that back to France – you traitors! He then speeds off. Danny Tommo ‘slashes dinghy’ with rescue worker on in English Channel Danny Tommo live streams ‘Mega Dinghy’ heading to the UK A boat he had previously bought using funds from his supporters had sunk while still dockside. He was previously seen eating a chocolate bar and shouting at a large naval carrier. Speeding towards the spot, he told his stream: ‘We can’t even let our kids go to the park. What kind of life is that?’ Daniel Thomas – who goes by the nickname Danny Tommo – is often referred to as the English Defence League (EDL) co-founder’s right-hand man and launched the far-right group behind the riots, Patriot Platform, this summer. Thomas previously worked as a tank driver for the King’s Royal Hussars, an armoured regiment of the British Army. He is understood to have been discharged on medical grounds without having performed any active service. He served two years in prison in 2016 for breaking into a man’s house brandishing knives, accusing the owner of having stolen £10,000 of drugs from him. Following his spell behind bars, he claims to have turned to God and Christianity, with his X bio referring to ‘trusting in Jesus Christ’ and posts quoting Bible passages. Arrow MORE: Baby sitting in a pushchair is bitten in the face by a German Shepherd Arrow MORE: Joanne Sheen murder suspect rearrested after remains identified as missing mum Arrow MORE: Human remains found after London wildfire are of mum who vanished seven years ago News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.