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| Liverpool fascist march cancelled after barely anyone turns up | Liverpool fascist march cancelled after barely anyone turns up |
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| Neo-Nazis have called off a march in Liverpool, amid reports that they were vastly outnumbered by anti-fascist protesters. | Neo-Nazis have called off a march in Liverpool, amid reports that they were vastly outnumbered by anti-fascist protesters. |
| The far-right group National Action had planned a ‘White Man March’ through the streets of Liverpool yesterday. | The far-right group National Action had planned a ‘White Man March’ through the streets of Liverpool yesterday. |
| They had claimed that 150 of their supporters would be attending the rally and had written to the local council threatening to unleash “a National Action-packed weekend of ethnically enriched chaos and mayhem” if they were not given permission to march. | They had claimed that 150 of their supporters would be attending the rally and had written to the local council threatening to unleash “a National Action-packed weekend of ethnically enriched chaos and mayhem” if they were not given permission to march. |
| However, the Liverpool Echo reports that few members materialised and the group cancelled the event yesterday afternoon. | However, the Liverpool Echo reports that few members materialised and the group cancelled the event yesterday afternoon. |
| According to the Anti-Fascist Network, some members of the march were forced to take shelter in a lost property section after being bombarded with missiles. | According to the Anti-Fascist Network, some members of the march were forced to take shelter in a lost property section after being bombarded with missiles. |
| Mersey Police confirmed that the organisers had made the decision to cancel the event. They said that six people were arrested as a result of unrest at the marches, but it was not yet known whether those involved were marchers or protesters. | |
| Hundreds of locals attended two counter protests staged by campaign groups Unite Against Fascism and the Anti-Fascist Network. They chanted ‘Nazi scum off our streets’ and ‘Master race, you’re having a laugh’. | |
| Liverpool City Mayor Joe Anderson said he was proud of the city’s citizens for taking a stand against the far-right group. He said: “I think the reaction that they [White Man Marchers] got in the city was not unexpected. I think the city is, for me, a city that is proud of its tag that we are called ‘the world in one city’. | Liverpool City Mayor Joe Anderson said he was proud of the city’s citizens for taking a stand against the far-right group. He said: “I think the reaction that they [White Man Marchers] got in the city was not unexpected. I think the city is, for me, a city that is proud of its tag that we are called ‘the world in one city’. |
| “I think whenever the city is bullied or intimidated or threatened we all come together and we stand together.” | “I think whenever the city is bullied or intimidated or threatened we all come together and we stand together.” |