Hundreds of people descended on central London today as part of anti-racism and counter-demonstration protests, amid pleas from officials to stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Demonstrators, some from far-right groups including the English Defence League (EDL) and Britain First, clashed with police in Westminster, while a smaller number of activists gathered in Hyde Park. It came after Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted: “Gathering in large numbers... puts everyone’s lives at risk.”
Meanwhile, people living alone in England can today start to form “support bubbles” with other households, ending weeks of isolation under coronavirus lockdown, paving the way for some grandparents to visit and hug their grandchildren again.
It came as the Covid-19 death toll in the UK rose by 181 to a total of 41,662.
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