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Four Counter-Protesters Arrested During Ukip March in Central London
Four counter-protesters were arrested for violating police conditions during a UK Independence Party march amid a high-security event in London.
- On Saturday the Metropolitan Police said four counter-protesters were arrested during a United Kingdom Independence Party march in central London after refusing to leave the designated route.
- Police restricted where counter-protesters could gather, barring Stand Up To Racism from central London parts including the Ukip route, while the Met banned a Ukip gathering in Tower Hamlets over disorder risks.
- Around 75 Ukip demonstrators gathered outside the London Oratory, Kensington, carrying wooden crosses and England fans before marching towards Marble Arch with banners and chants opposing Islamist presence.
- At the march's meeting point a large police presence stood by, with police vans and motorbikes parked nearby as the Ukip demonstration prepared to set off from outside the London Oratory.
- Part of a UK-wide tour, the event promoted by Ukip organisers signals nationalist mobilisation, while police bans and protest messaging about Islamist presence highlight tensions affecting community relations and public order.
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People take part in a march in Knightsbridge (Sam Hall/PA) Sam Hall Four counter-protesters were arrested during a demonstration by the United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip) in central London on Saturday. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests occurred when protesters appeared along the designated march route in violation of police conditions. The Ukip supporters had originally planned to gather in Tower Hamlets but were banned by poli…
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