London protests LIVE: Police brace as pro-Palestine and Ukip rallies to descend on capital
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London protests LIVE: Police brace as pro-Palestine and Ukip rallies to descend on capital
"The Palestine Coalition which includes groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament will be marching from Russell Square, down to the Strand, past Trafalgar Square and into Whitehall. The Metropolitan Police said the procession must not start before 12.45pm and the rally in Whitehall must end by 6pm. The Ukip march will go from Marble Arch, along Oxford Street, down Charing Cross Road and into Trafalgar Square."
"Protesters must not set off before 12.45pm and the Trafalgar Square rally must be finished by 3.30pm, the Met said. Conditions mean both sets of protesters are obliged to remain in areas defined by police, with pro-Palestinian demonstrators contained between Downing Street and Whitehall Place and Ukip supporters within the north terrace of Trafalgar Square. Follow the latest updates below."
The Palestine Coalition includes groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The coalition will march from Russell Square down to the Strand, past Trafalgar Square and into Whitehall. The Metropolitan Police require the procession not to start before 12.45pm and the Whitehall rally to end by 6pm. Ukip will march from Marble Arch along Oxford Street, down Charing Cross Road into Trafalgar Square, with the Trafalgar Square rally to finish by 3.30pm. Both protest groups must remain within police-defined areas: pro-Palestinian demonstrators between Downing Street and Whitehall Place, and Ukip supporters on the north terrace of Trafalgar Square.
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