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| UK news live: hundreds of BLM and counter-protesters gather in London | UK news live: hundreds of BLM and counter-protesters gather in London |
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| Home secretary advises people not to attend protests during coronavirus crisis. Follow the latest updates | Home secretary advises people not to attend protests during coronavirus crisis. Follow the latest updates |
| Police on horseback are now pushing demonstrators back from the other end of Parliament Square, near the boarded-up statues of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi, PA Media reports. | |
| Many of the protesters began running towards the other end of the square. | |
| Several bottles and cans were thrown at the officers, with a device emitting dark smoke into the crowd.Some of the demonstrators are now blocking others in their group from the police horses. | |
| From LBC’s Matthew Thompson | |
| From JOE’s Oli Dugmore | |
| This is from Dan Sabbagh | |
| The home secretary Priti Patel has called acts of violence towards the police by counter-protesters “unacceptable thuggery” and said perpetrators “should expect to feel the full force of the law”. | |
| The video shows counter-protestors drinking alcohol, chanting “England, England, England” and throwing glass bottles at police officers blockading Whitehall. | |
| The BBC’s Dominic Casciani reports that the Met police have imposed a Section 60 power, which allows officers greater use of stop and search powers. | |
| Police on horseback and with shields and helmets have arrived at the counter-protest in London, PA Media reports. | |
| Around 100 protesters have returned to the barrier manned by officers near the Cenotaph, chanting Lee Rigby’s name and singing the national anthem. | |
| Cans and glass bottles, including a large vodka bottle, have been thrown towards officers. | |
| Demonstrators have gathered in Newcastle city centre in a second show of solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter movement. | |
| Activists from Stand Up To Racism North East urged protesters to observe physical distancing and wear face coverings during the demonstration. | |
| A counter-protest by Defenders of Newcastle also gathered in the city centre, where there is a heavy police presence this afternoon. | |
| At Hyde Park on Saturday morning it looked as if most Black Lives Matter protesters had heeded calls to stay away from central London, with just a few antifascists present and two stalls run by the Socialist party selling news papers. | |
| The London Antifascist Assembly (LARAF), a group that has rallied to oppose nearly all rightwing mobilisations in London in recent years, became the latest group to call off its protest late on Friday night, and encouraged its supporters to attend local BLM protests instead. | |
| The decision to call off the rally came after a crackdown by the Metropolitan police on would-be protesters. Officers visited some people at their homes by police, the Guardian was told. Three protesters affiliated with green anarchist groups were arrested at Friday’s BLM rally in Hyde Park and police also raided a squatted anarchist social centre in Islington on Friday night, according to the anarchist newspaper Freedom. | |
| Daisy, 26, from Pimlico, passed demonstrators in Parliament Square as she went for a run at around 10.30am and said many were already drinking alcohol. | |
| There were also reports of drinking and bottles being thrown at police by far-right groups in Whitehall. | |
| She told PA: | She told PA: |
| This is from JOE’s Oli Dugmore | This is from JOE’s Oli Dugmore |
| A counter-protest is underway in central London as the official Black Lives Matter march was called off. | A counter-protest is underway in central London as the official Black Lives Matter march was called off. |
| These are from the Guardians’ Dan Sabbagh in Whitehall | These are from the Guardians’ Dan Sabbagh in Whitehall |
| The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, has waded into the debate about the role of statues and monuments in public history. | |
| In a letter sent to MPs, peers and councillors, Dowden said heritage should be used to educate people about all aspects of Britain’s morally complex past “rather than air brushing history”. | |
| He said he had spoken to Heritage England to ensure its approach remained against removing ‘contested heritage’. | He said he had spoken to Heritage England to ensure its approach remained against removing ‘contested heritage’. |
| This is from Huck magazine | This is from Huck magazine |
| And here are some more pictures from the scene in Whitehall. | And here are some more pictures from the scene in Whitehall. |
| As several hundred demonstrators block roads around Parliament Square, police officers are encouraging them to move back on to the pavements, PA Media reports. | As several hundred demonstrators block roads around Parliament Square, police officers are encouraging them to move back on to the pavements, PA Media reports. |
| A demonstrator from south London, who gave her name as Victoria, was in the square with a banner reading “All lives matter”. | A demonstrator from south London, who gave her name as Victoria, was in the square with a banner reading “All lives matter”. |
| Discussing controversial statues, she told PA: | Discussing controversial statues, she told PA: |
| Other police officers remain in a line blocking access to the Cenotaph on Whitehall, with some holding shields. | Other police officers remain in a line blocking access to the Cenotaph on Whitehall, with some holding shields. |
| Starting today, single adult households in England are able to form a “support bubble” with another household. | Starting today, single adult households in England are able to form a “support bubble” with another household. |
| Here is a handy guide to the new rules put together by PA. | Here is a handy guide to the new rules put together by PA. |
| Who is covered by the new arrangements?Adults living alone or single parents living with children under the age of 18. | Who is covered by the new arrangements?Adults living alone or single parents living with children under the age of 18. |
| What will they be able to do that they could not before?They can form a bubble with one other household which means they will effectively be treated as a single household for the purpose of the lockdown rules.That means they can visit each other indoors in their homes – staying overnight if they wish – and they will not have to observe the 2-metre social-distancing rule. | What will they be able to do that they could not before?They can form a bubble with one other household which means they will effectively be treated as a single household for the purpose of the lockdown rules.That means they can visit each other indoors in their homes – staying overnight if they wish – and they will not have to observe the 2-metre social-distancing rule. |
| Who might benefit?Older people living alone could form a bubble with the household of an adult son or daughter, enabling them to visit and even hug their grandchildren for the first time since lockdown. | Who might benefit?Older people living alone could form a bubble with the household of an adult son or daughter, enabling them to visit and even hug their grandchildren for the first time since lockdown. |
| Single parents could pair up with their own parents, allowing them to share childcare duties and reuniting grandparents and grandchildren. | Single parents could pair up with their own parents, allowing them to share childcare duties and reuniting grandparents and grandchildren. |
| Couples who do not live together will be able to visit and to stay with each other. | Couples who do not live together will be able to visit and to stay with each other. |
| If one half of a couple shares a flat or house with one or more other people, they can see their partner as long as they live alone, but if their partner also shares a home they cannot see each other. | If one half of a couple shares a flat or house with one or more other people, they can see their partner as long as they live alone, but if their partner also shares a home they cannot see each other. |
| And if several people share a flat or house and all have partners who live alone, only one will be able to see their partner, which could lead to some interesting conversations. This will affect large numbers of young people living in towns and cities. | And if several people share a flat or house and all have partners who live alone, only one will be able to see their partner, which could lead to some interesting conversations. This will affect large numbers of young people living in towns and cities. |
| What about households where both grandparents are still living - can they now visit their children and grandchildren? | What about households where both grandparents are still living - can they now visit their children and grandchildren? |
| At this stage only if their son or daughter is the only adult in the other household in the bubble. And if the grandparents have two or more children who live alone, they will have to choose between them. | At this stage only if their son or daughter is the only adult in the other household in the bubble. And if the grandparents have two or more children who live alone, they will have to choose between them. |
| Downing Street has acknowledged not everyone will benefit from the change, although officials have hinted at a further loosening of the rules if the coronavirus outbreak continues to decline. | Downing Street has acknowledged not everyone will benefit from the change, although officials have hinted at a further loosening of the rules if the coronavirus outbreak continues to decline. |
| Can households form more than one bubble?No. The arrangement must be exclusive with no switching of bubble partners. | Can households form more than one bubble?No. The arrangement must be exclusive with no switching of bubble partners. |
| Will people have to formally register these bubble arrangements?No, it will be taken on trust. No 10 says the public has shown “great responsibility” in following the social distancing rules so far. | Will people have to formally register these bubble arrangements?No, it will be taken on trust. No 10 says the public has shown “great responsibility” in following the social distancing rules so far. |
| Is there any limit on the distance between households in a bubble?No, although officials are suggesting people should try to “stay local” where possible. | Is there any limit on the distance between households in a bubble?No, although officials are suggesting people should try to “stay local” where possible. |
| What about vulnerable people who are shielding due to their age or health problems?At the moment, officials say it is too soon for them to be able to join support bubbles. | What about vulnerable people who are shielding due to their age or health problems?At the moment, officials say it is too soon for them to be able to join support bubbles. |
| What about parents who are separated but who currently share childcare, with the children moving between the two households?That will continue. If the parents are the only adult in the household they can form a bubble with another household – meaning the children could potentially be in two bubbles, one for each parent. | What about parents who are separated but who currently share childcare, with the children moving between the two households?That will continue. If the parents are the only adult in the household they can form a bubble with another household – meaning the children could potentially be in two bubbles, one for each parent. |
| What happens if someone in a bubble develops coronavirus symptoms?All members of both households in the bubble must self-isolate for 14 days. | What happens if someone in a bubble develops coronavirus symptoms?All members of both households in the bubble must self-isolate for 14 days. |
| Does this apply only to England?A scheme in Northern Ireland has also been brought in from Saturday. This is for a person who lives alone, and can visit someone else’s private dwelling, including staying one or more nights. If they have a child or children living with them they do not qualify. This will be be reviewed on Monday. | Does this apply only to England?A scheme in Northern Ireland has also been brought in from Saturday. This is for a person who lives alone, and can visit someone else’s private dwelling, including staying one or more nights. If they have a child or children living with them they do not qualify. This will be be reviewed on Monday. |
| Here are some more videos from the Queen’s socially distanced birthday ceremony, which was held at Windsor in place of Trooping the Colour. | Here are some more videos from the Queen’s socially distanced birthday ceremony, which was held at Windsor in place of Trooping the Colour. |
| Several hundred people are now gathered in central London, with many centred around the Cenotaph, PA Media reports. | Several hundred people are now gathered in central London, with many centred around the Cenotaph, PA Media reports. |
| A large crowd of demonstrators are on Whitehall singing the national anthem. Several were seen wearing military-style hats or jackets. | A large crowd of demonstrators are on Whitehall singing the national anthem. Several were seen wearing military-style hats or jackets. |
| A line of police officers has advanced, blocking more protesters from accessing the Cenotaph. | A line of police officers has advanced, blocking more protesters from accessing the Cenotaph. |