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Evening Standard
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Stephanie Cockroft, Rebecca Speare-Cole, Ellena Cruse, Kit Heren

UK protests LIVE: Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer unite to condemn violence as more than 100 arrested in London

More than 100 people have been arrested during the protests in London as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer both condemned the violence.

As of 9pm, at least 100 were arrested for offences including violent disorder, assaulting police officers, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of class A drugs, being drunk and disorderly and breach of the peace, Scotland Yard said.

Six officers were injured after aggressive clashes with far-right activists meanwhile the Met Police tried to disperse remaining protesters after they were told to be off the streets by 5pm.

It came after hundreds of people, including far-right groups, filled the streets, with some scuffles and clashes breaking out between protesters and police . The anti-racism protests, which are also taking place in cities such as Brighton, Newcastle and Reading, were sparked by the death of George Floyd in the US last month.

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