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THE METROPOLITAN POLICE has imposed a number of restrictions in an attempt to prevent public disorder during pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit rallies set to take place this weekend.
While the right to peaceful protest must be respected, people are entitled to “go about their day without fear of violence, disorder or disruption,” police said.
The “Brexit Betrayal” will see protestors marching in a demonstration backed by controversial far-right activist Tommy Robinson and organised by UKIP.
Over 1,000 people have signed up to a Facebook event for the march, which says the protest will express “the strength of feeling amongst leavers despite the torrent of anti-Brexit propaganda we have been exposed to for almost two-and-a-half years”.
A counter march and rally planned by “Oppose Tommy Robinson in London” and “United Against Fascism and Racism” is also set to take place on Sunday.
Conditions have been imposed on both sets of rallies, with participants set to be confined to certain streets depending on which march they’re part of.
All members of the “Brexit Betrayal” rally are only allowed assembly in Parliament Street to the south of police barriers, the Met said.
The opposing marchers, meanwhile, must only assemble in Whitehall, north of police barriers.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said: “Experience has shown us that when groups with conflicting views come together it can create tension and disorder, not just on the day itself but in the longer term.
If you want to protest on Sunday we ask that you do so peacefully, no matter what your view. We will adopt a robust arrest policy on anyone who attends and is intent on violence and disorder, or is in breach of these conditions
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@Global-Dominance: yes, a pact that sets out to protect migrants, help them integrate and also make it easier to send them home is a terrible idea. How dare the UN attempt to establish guidelines that address the concerns that people on all sides of the debate have. Also, as its a pact means it is an agreed upon goal rather than a legal contract
@neilo: do the Journal pay your expenses too????
@neilo: strange how all the counties who are actively trying to stem this migration are refusing to sign it but I’m sure the always impartial and rational Neil with an O knows better
UKIP has now moved so far towards neo-facism and naked racism that even recent leaders such a Nigel Farage and Paul Nuttall are disgusted and have dissociated themselves from the party.
@Terry McClatchey: That’s absolute nonsense regardless of what side your own, lapping up whatever the MSM spews out…. Sad really
@Ger Murphy: Would you like to provide a link to the non-MSM sources proving that Farage and Nuttall haven’t recently dissociated themselves from UKIP? I’ll happily apologise if my claim is incorrect.
@Terry McClatchey: they started it and have to face the consequences, if they had a shred of decency they stand up and state this is not what they planned, they should be arrested
@Terry McClatchey: do you consider Farage’s mouth to be an MSM source now?
Another snowflake article to wind up you pro Merkels
@Mick Madden: Seems like you’re the one who’s winded up.
@Mick Madden: Big man Mick
@Mick Madden: The opposite is a fascist.
Absolutely loving the Priviledged Toffs tear each other apart. What a nation of priviledge and the followers lap up a royalty robbing ot blind
@neilo: An our D4 pale media lap up our lovey dovey relationships with Rule Britannia as they snidely look down their noses at the Paddies
@Martin Brennan: grow up.
@Martin Lintzgy: The truth hurts.
People saying that a second vote would be subverting the will of the people más well be right but what really subverts the will of the people is having referenda not being legally binding.
Brexit is irrelevant compared to the challenge of extreme climate change that is already making its presence felt throughout the planet – but the media and people are obsessed with Brexit.
@GO GREEN: climate change doesn’t really affect first world countries so no one cares.
@Cathal: Looks you have been brain washed by Big OIL – Climate change could cost US ‘hundreds of billions’ a year: study https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-could-cost-us-hundreds-billions-study-202524451.html The mega fires in California and hurricanes in Florida have already cost billions this year alone
@GO GREEN: hurricanes in Florida are nothing new. You build wooden shacks in a swamp and are shocked the wash away in a storm.
@Cathal: Fuelled by warmer waters Hurricanes in places like Florida are now so powerful that they have to invent a new category just to classify them.
Fundamentally Brexiteers are racists. 40 yrs of screaming red tops would turn anybody. (btw I must re-read A Clockwork Orange ..)
@anthony o cathain:
And Irish people aren’t, right?
Start of a civil war?hmmm
@Morgan Crowe: Is the insertion of an “hmmm” at the end of a useless comment meant to make you thoughtful and intelligent?
Why do you even bother commenting FFS?
@Bat Daly: why does it bother you so much?Lighten up.
@Bat Daly: hmmmm
Coincidence? I don’t think so
Mystery? Maybe
Hotel? Trivago
It’s all gonna go off.
I wonder what will happen???
I have a feeling these guys wont cause a mess like the leftists did in France
@Jason Byrne: both, left anright extremists
@neilo: The right wingers who attended those protests were attacked by the leftists groups,
@Jason Byrne: the yellow vest protest? Pretty sure that was all sides. The French do love a good protest though
This sounds more like pro brexit and anti fascist rallies, rather than anti brexit. Not the same thing!
Showing their true colours now…OH DEAR !!
With such an important vote due Tuesday , you would expect there to be a million on the streets protesting against brexit , but there isn’t , their apathy will allow this madness to happen.
@Tony Stack: They would be, from both campaigns, but the vote on Tuesday is irrelevant and doomed by all accounts.
@Tony Stack: yes indeed you would imagine so , but cowardice is a terrible thing
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