Priti Patel condemns ‘desecration’ of police memorial at far-right protest
The Home Secretary branded the protesters’ behaviour at the far-right protest as “extreme thuggery”.
The Home Secretary branded the protesters’ behaviour at the far-right protest as “extreme thuggery”.
In Glasgow, a separate group had gathered for what they said was protection of the Cenotaph.
A call has been made to identify a man pictured urinating next to a memorial to Pc Keith Palmer.
They were kept apart from another group occupying the city’s war memorial.
There were ugly scenes in Whitehall as officers were pelted with bottles by men chanting ‘England’.
It also said just over 20% of its student population identifies as black, Asian or minority ethnic.
There are also fears courts will buckle under the pressure of added workload.
The words ‘bring down the statue’ have also been daubed on the Battle of Bannockburn site in Stirling.
The Prime Minister’s comments came after a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill was boarded up to protect it from protesters.
Long-standing injury meant the midfielder brought the curtain down on his Old Trafford career.
The fast-track court plans courts come as Black Lives Matter and far-right demonstrations are expected this weekend.
England veteran keen to play his part in the fight against racism.
The Labour leader said children should know about the actions of people like Edward Colston, whose statue in Bristol was toppled by protesters.
A large demonstration was held outside Oxford’s Oriel College as part of a long-running campaign to get rid of the statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes.
The Columbus statue was dedicated in Richmond in December 1927.