Anger as man urinates next to PC Keith Palmer memorial during far-right protest

Police are hunting for a man who urinated by the memorial to murdered officer, PC Keith Palmer, during demonstrations in London on Saturday.

Mr Palmer was killed while he protected Parliament from a terrorist attack on 22 March, 2017.

Tobias Ellwood, the Tory MP and chairman of the Defence Select Committee who gave first aid to the dying officer at the time of the attack, published a photograph on Twitter of the disgusting incident.

He wrote: “Absolute shame on this man.

PC Palmer was murdered in March 2017 as he guarded parliament (PA)

“Of all the images to emerge over these few testing days I find this one of most abhorrent.

“Please help identify him.”

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan also condemned the vile act.

He tweeted: "Beyond contempt... One of the thugs in London today to ‘save our country’ from people defacing memorials - caught urinating on the memorial for hero PC Keith Palmer who died as he tackled a terrorist & was awarded a posthumous George Medal."

PC Palmer was murdered was by Khalid Masood, in 2017.

The 52-year-old terrorist also killed four others after driving into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before he was shot dead by armed police officers.

Former soldier and Tory MP, Tobias Ellwood, gave first aid to the stricken officer just seconds after the attack (PA)

The plaque was erected outside the Palace of Westminster last February.

At the time, then Speaker of the House John Bercow said it would serve ‘as a lasting tribute to his dedication and his courage’ and ensure visitors would ‘never forget the sacrifice and heroism of this brave British police officer.’

The memorial is a short walk away from the statue of Winston Churchill, which was boarded up to protect it from vandalism from Black Lives Matter’ protesters.

They have demanded that monuments of people who held racist views or played a part in slavery are torn down.

Several hundred demonstrators, mostly white men, attended the protest organised by far-right groups, including Britain First, which claimed they wanted to protect statues such as Winston Churchill from vandalism.

A man approaches mounted police during a protest near Parliament Square (PA)

But fights erupted in areas near the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square, as demonstrators repeatedly assailed officers with foul-mouthed chants and missiles, smoke grenades and flares.

Shards of glass were strewn along the streets close to the Cenotaph on Whitehall after bottles were thrown at police officers clad in riot gear.