Ten arrested as police break up 'Stop The New Normal' anti-lockdown protest

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They called the new rules ‘tyranny’ and also voiced their opposition to vaccines.

as crowds of protesters gathered on the steps of the Queen Victoria memorial opposite the gates, before making their way to Trafalgar Square.Police said that at least ten people were arrested at the anti-lockdown protest, after they announced it would be broken up as the demonstration failed to comply with the risk assessment.

Organisers said any negotiated deal would be a ‘horror story’ and a serious threat to the NHS, UK food standards and democracy. Under current regulations, no-one can participate in a gathering of more than six people outdoors unless certain exemptions apply. Commander Ade Adelekan, leading today’s police operation, said: ‘Throughout the day, officers have been managing a number of complex protests at various locations across central London. One demonstration in particular attracted a large number of protesters and I became increasingly concerned that those in the crowd were not maintaining social distancing or adhering to the terms of their own risk assessment.

 

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If they want to commit suicide - please go right ahead but in the process do not polite the streets with mass protests and no distancing and no masks - you are infecting others.

Absolute idiots, the lot. All should be fined for breaking the rule of 6.

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