Group refused to give RNLI £200 because ‘it would be used to pick up migrants’

The RNLI has been accused of helping migrants cross the Channel, sparking a backlash from supporters (Picture Rob King/RNLI/Cover Media)

A fundraiser set up to raise money for the RNLI after a community group refused to give them £200 has collected hundreds of pounds in just 48 hours.

Christchurch Residents Association (CRA), in Dorset, voted to reject a plea for the funding, with some members claiming the cash would be used to ‘pick up immigrants’.

Nic Cicutti was so shocked...