An ‘offensive’ anti-immigration protest outside a hotel used to house migrants was led by a personal trainer from Reading last night - and the interim leader of UKIP.

Nick Tenconi, 39, who lived in Reading for more than a decade and was leader of the town’s branch of the UK Independence Party, was recorded last night leading a group to chant “invaders out, close off borders, invaders out”.

The demonstration, which appears to have been attended by around 50 people, took place outside Potters International Hotel on Fleet Road in Aldershot. 

Addressing the crowd, he said that the British way of life is “under threat”. 

A video clip of the protest was shared online saying: “Reading personal trainer and Christianity enthusiast Nick Tenconi standing outside of a hotel in Aldershot on Wednesday shouting 'invaders out', with a bunch of teenagers.”

Mr Tenconi has since replied to the claims, which you can read here. 

Anti-immigration protests have been dismissed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who said rioters and those guilty of criminality will face the full force of the law.  

Just this week, Liz Terry (Labour, Coley) the leader of Reading Borough Council, called for unity and neighbours to look after each other. 

Mr Tenconi was in the headlines last year for his opposition to a petition to the University of Reading calling for Turning Point UK -a group he leads- to be banned from campus. 

He was also in the news in 2023 when he drove from Reading to Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians near to the anniversary of the full scale invasion of the country by Russian forces. 

Thursday night’s demonstration in Aldershot comes as the government hopes the scenes of violence and civil unrest have fizzled out. 

There has been civil unrest in cities across the UK after three girls at a dance class were killed in Southport.

The deaths have prompted a wave of rumours and disinformation, spurred on by far-right groups appearing to frame the tragedy as migration related. Groups opposing immigration have held so-called 'Enough is Enough' demonstrations in towns and cities across the country, with some descending into violent scenes. 

A number of people have been arrested for rioting and looting. According to the BBC, 378 arrests have been made for so far. 

Footage of the chant was shared by the Anti-Fascist New, which describes itself UK-based network of independent and grassroots groups working together to defeat fascism.

But later footage from the day shows protesters on both sides dancing to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' by Monty Python across the road from each other.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have made seven arrests outside the Potters International.

Mr Tenconi is also the chief operating officer (COO) of Turning Point UK, which shared the footage of

On X/Twitter, Turning Point UK describes itself as 'actual anti-fascists'.