Coronavirus London: Anti-lockdown protesters clash with police

Anti-lockdown and Million Mask March protestors have clashed with police in London over the new coronavirus restrictions. Officers were called to Trafalgar Square, London, earlier this evening during a protest against the second national lockdown and the law around wearing masks Metropolitan Police officers, who were wearing face masks, carried one man away from the crowds after detaining him earlier this evening Police officers apprehended one demonstrator during the protest in London earlier today who appeared to have suffered a head wound in the scuffle Jeremy Corbyn's brother Piers, 73, stood among the crowds with a megaphone despite being fined £10,000 for his part in a previous rally Police vans lined the Strand as officers from both the City of London and Metropolitan Police forces urged protesters to go home with one officer shouting at a group: 'You are breaking the law' Several attendees at the anti-lockdown and Million Mask March protest were seen being detained by police officers in London earlier this evening Many of the demonstrators carried placards - one of which read: 'No more lockdown, no more cover ups, no more masks, no more lies!' Hundreds of protestors gathered in Trafalgar Square, London, earlier today as police officers from the capital attempted to move them on Police vans lined the Strand as both the City of London and Metropolitan Police forces urged protesters to go home with one officer shouting at a group: 'You are breaking the law.' One anti-establishment demonstrator was escorted away by police officers on Oxford Street, London, this evening during the anti-lockdown and Million Mask March Police horses were called to attend the anti-lockdown and Million Mask March protest in Trafalgar Square, London, this evening One protestor was carried off by police officers during the anti-lockdown and Million Mask March protest in the capital earlier this evening Some attendees covered their faces with 'Guy Fawkes' masks as they ran through the streets of the capital earlier today to protest against the lockdown and use of face masks Police detained one protester during the Million Mask March anti-establishment protest at Trafalgar Square in London earlier tonight Anti-lockdown and Million Mask March protestors have clashed with police in London as officers apprehend one of the detainees Protestors from the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown protest walked through the capital earlier today amid the coronavirus outbreak The Metropolitan Police has since condemned the group's action in a tweet that read: 'A small group have gathered in #TrafalgarSquare to protest tonight. Police officers blocked off several streets as they attempted to disperse the protestors who were taking part in the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown protest in London tonight Several demonstrators, one of whom was wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, were arrested by police officers near the gates of Charing Cross Station One of the protestors chanted through a megaphone as another, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, carried a placard that read: 'Don't panic, your government have everything under control' Police officers searched one of the attendees at the protest in the capital earlier today after pulling him away from the growing crowds Police officers carrying helmets ran across Trafalgar Square toward protestors from the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown demonstration Paramedics were called to the scene in Trafalgar Square after one man who was arrested by police sustained a head injury during the scuffle Several Million Mask March and anti-lockdown protesters were detained by police in Trafalgar Square, London, earlier this evening One of the demonstrators clambered up on to a set of railings to wave a flag above the crowds that had gathered in the capital this evening Several demonstrators were seen being detained by officers during the anti-lockdown and Million Mask March protest in Trafalgar Square, London, today It later issued an update that the protestors had started to make their way through the capital as they continued to ignore officer demands.