St George’s Day march LIVE: Chaos as protesters conflict with police in London | UK | News | EUROtoday

A St George’s Day march has introduced London to a standstill this afternoon as protesters chanting ‘England til I die’ conflict with police within the metropolis centre.

Whitehall is blocked in each instructions by an enormous crowd holding England flags this afternoon. A video reveals police and protesters clashing and shoving into one another, with different experiences of ‘scuffles’ on the streets of the capital.

Pictures present a column of Metropolitan Police officers clad in hi-vis vests surrounded on all sides by individuals draped in flags. The service mentioned in an announcement that the scheduled occasion this night was not attributable to start for an additional hour, however had already collapsed into chaos.

The Met Police warned earlier at this time that “far-right groups and groups linked to football clubs” have been amongst these gathered outdoors Number 10. They have spilled out of their allotted protest space and past, marching in direction of Whitehall.

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