Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters have begun a noisy march through central London
Damien Gayle - The Guardian
After gathering at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, crowds began to walk down Oxford Street in the direction of Oxford Circus.
Before leaving, they heard from Piers Corbyn, the brother of the former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who exhorted followers to “stop new normal, save lives”.
Louise Creffield, the founder of Save Our Rights UK, one of the groups behind the protest, told the crowd: “Today we are standing in our power and we are not abiding by their rules.
“It doesn’t matter what they say, it doesn’t matter what threats they bring, it doesn’t matter if they try and intimidate us, we are not going to accept it, because we don’t abide by their rules. We don’t listen because we do not consent.”
As they marched down Oxford Street, protesters chanted for freedom and told passersby to take off their masks. Others played the drums, blew whistles and played music on portable sound systems.
Damien Gayle:
:Left Quotes: London #Antilockdown protesters will be marching towards Oxford Street. The route had been kept secret to avoid giving police a chance to block it.
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:Left Quotes: “We don’t listen because we do not consent.”
Louise Creffield of @saveourrightsuk speaks before the beginning of the anti #lockdown #NoNewNormal march.
Watch video HERE