1/23/2024 0 Comments London lockdown protest today![]() According to the Guardian, “ tens of thousands” people did attend the protest, but we cannot verify that estimate. ![]() The first shows a large crowd in central London, which is either said or implied to be the anti-lockdown protest that took place on Saturday.ĭifferent posts use different crowd photographs, which we have not yet been able to trace to their sources. In fact, the posts themselves contain a fabrication, because they base their claim on a fake image. Altogether these posts were shared thousands of times. ![]() However, there may also be a number of protestors attending in response to allegations of a Downing Street Christmas party on this date last year.Ī Tweet by Gary Neville, retweeted over 5000 times and liked nearly 10,000, called on the public to protest today (December 18) in response to the allegations.Several posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter claim that the BBC lied about the size of the anti-lockdown march in London on. Placards being carried by today's crowd today include many which read "no vaccine passports," indicating many of those attending are 'anti-vaxx' protestors. Venues which now need to ask for these include nightclubs indoor unseated venues with more than 500 people unseated outdoor venues with more than 4,000 people and any venue with more than 10,000 people. The fresh wave of protests appears to have come in response to new restrictions which require over 18s to show their Covid 'status' to enter some venues.Īs of yesterday, proof of Covid status is now required for over 18s to enter some venues, which can be demonstrated with an NHS Covid Pass (proof of double-vaccination status), negative Covid test result, or proof of medical exemption. Officers intervened but not arrests have so far been made at the demonstration, which has moved on and is being monitored closely by police. They said: "Eggs were thrown at windows but no injuries were reported." Police also said that just after 3pm, after marching to Regent Street, a group of protestors stopped outside a shop and began directing abuse towards those inside. They said some officers suffered 'minor injuries' when protestors attempted to stop a group of officers who were escorting a police motorcyclist through crowds that had occupied a road at around 12.30pm. The Met confirmed they are aware of videos shared online showing a minor scuffle in Parliament Square. The Met Police confirmed officers are currently deployed in central London 'to ensure a planned demonstration takes place safely and with minimal disruption to the general public'. Police say protestors have been hurling eggs at windows on Regent Street during today's 'Freedom Rally' march. Group of protesters 'throw eggs at windows' on Regent Street The protestors have now dispersed and no arrests have apparently been made.A video circulated online showing what appeared to be a disabled man falling heavily to the ground near police, after which the Met released a statement to say they would be investigating the incident.The demonstration moved to Whitehall, outside Downing Street, at around 4pm, where some threw 'projectiles, including beer cans and a flare' at police officers, injuring some of them.Protestors clashed with police in Parliament Square, with some police sustaining minor injuries, before marching through central London, along Victoria and Regent Street, where some protestors pelted shop windows with eggs. ![]()
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