Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley praises a 'successful night' after anti-racism protesters outnumbered the far-right - with demonstrations across the UK largely peaceful.
Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley praises a 'successful night' after anti-racism protesters outnumbered the far-right - with demonstrations across the UK largely peaceful. Fears of violent disorder on Wednesday were quashed thanks to a “show of force from the police” and “unity from communities” who appeared at counter demonstrations, Sir Mark Rowley said.
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s comments came after shops were boarded up in many towns and cities over fears of further rioting after a week of violent disorder which started in Southport, Merseyside, on July 30.In most places, planned anti-immigration protests failed to materialise, despite the threat of more than 100 planned protests, with Home Office minister Dame Diana Johnson claiming “swift justice” had acted as a deterrence.
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