Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy in the Channel with a knife.
The 37-year-old, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, was arrested after the livestreamed video on Tuesday.
Thomas, who appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court in Hampshire via videolink, is also charged with failing to disclose the PIN to his phone.
He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance at Portsmouth Crown Court on 29 September.