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One key difference between today’s anti-BLM protest in London’s Parliament Square, and last week’s #BlackLivesMatter 
protest?
It looks more like a music festival with all this rubbish.
(And yes, that last photo is a river of piss)
protest?It looks more like a music festival with all this rubbish.
(And yes, that last photo is a river of piss)
Update: Police forces have requested that Tesco stop selling alcohol to demonstrators.
One of the protestors sharing his views while wearing a White Lives Matter t-shirt.
Wow. A huge argument has broken out between two men, one who is claiming that White Lives Matter, the other claiming that All Lives Matter.
“You’re a fucking racist,” shouts the All Lives Matter man.
“You’re a fucking racist,” shouts the All Lives Matter man.
Small skirmishes breaking out.
Threats to bystanders filming: “Put your phone away, or I’ll rip it out of your hands”.
Threats to bystanders filming: “Put your phone away, or I’ll rip it out of your hands”.
Regarding the Al Lives Matter vs. White Lives Matter fight, the key contention seemed to be whether people had come to demonstrate over the erosion of white culture, or if to defend the statue of Winston Churchill.
A large contingent of what looks like veterans have arrived, triggering a huge wave of singing and applauding.
Not sure what their significance is but people seem very excited all of a sudden.
Not sure what their significance is but people seem very excited all of a sudden.
Mood now extremely tense by Big Ben, as protestors square off against ranks of riot police.
This man has come to collect the debris left behind by demonstrators.
He has been working for the last couple of hours under the sun, ferrying cans and bottles from the square to nearby bins.
He asked that I mention the cutting of black history courses at SOAS.
He has been working for the last couple of hours under the sun, ferrying cans and bottles from the square to nearby bins.
He asked that I mention the cutting of black history courses at SOAS.
An impromptu military parade now taking place to applause and chants of “Rule Britannia”.
The demonstration has lost a bit of direction, and momentum.
Police have sealed off all exits, preventing protests from moving to Trafalgar Square, where they seem to want to be.
Without fresh beers supplies from Tesco, the police are presumably hoping things fizzle out.
Police have sealed off all exits, preventing protests from moving to Trafalgar Square, where they seem to want to be.
Without fresh beers supplies from Tesco, the police are presumably hoping things fizzle out.
One of the protestors has just done a bump of coke in front of me, before offering some to his friend.
Huge skirmish now breaking out along police barricades.
More back and forth between demonstrators and police.
Lots of people just watching and cheering on the violence.
Lots of people just watching and cheering on the violence.
“You’re antifa!” shouts one protestor at the police.
“This is what antifa looks like. She’s antifa!” he says, pointing at one police officer.
“And she looks really nervous.”
“This is what antifa looks like. She’s antifa!” he says, pointing at one police officer.
“And she looks really nervous.”
Protestors throwing barricades at police now. A woman photojournalist has just been hit by a protestor and looks really shaken up.
A squadron of riot police have been attacked while moving to reinforce the barricades.
I’ve never seen a protest so hostile to press.
A black BBC photographer has just been accused of defacing the statue of Winston Churchill.
A demonstrator just grabbed my press badge and had a long, hard look at who I worked for, before nodding and walking off.
Menacing.
A black BBC photographer has just been accused of defacing the statue of Winston Churchill.
A demonstrator just grabbed my press badge and had a long, hard look at who I worked for, before nodding and walking off.
Menacing.
There is a small group of counter-demonstrators behind the police lines. Lots of young people who seem to be laughing at the situation.
Anti-vaxxers have arrived, protesting 5G, the New World Order, and racism (?)
Police have now enforced a hard cordon around Parliament Square. No press allowed back in.
Small disturbances now as groups of 5 or 6 lost demonstrators find themselves on the opposite side of police lines, and quickly surrounded by pro-BLM demonstrators.
Addendum: I mistakenly failed to identify Paul Golding, the leader of far-right Britain First, in an earlier tweet.
I didn't recognise him at first - so described him as a "protestor".
I have now corrected this - apologies for missing this in the moment.
I didn't recognise him at first - so described him as a "protestor".
I have now corrected this - apologies for missing this in the moment.
