Thousands protest nationwide lockdown in Liverpool, Manchester & London, police increase armed patrols claiming 'increased terrorist threat'

Christy Cooney
The Sun
Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:23 UTC

Comment: Thanks to the Powers That Be bringing 'Islamist terrorism' back into play, we're VERY close to governments just admitting that the 'real terrorists' (from their perspective) are the people...

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A woman is detained by officers

ANTI-LOCKDOWN and Million Mask protesters have clashed with cops during demonstrations on the street against the new coronavirus lockdown.

Hundreds of furious protesters gathered in central London and began marching up the Strand towards Trafalgar Square at around 6pm on Thursday.

Many were arrested and had to be forcibly dragged off the street in dramatic scenes.

Yesterday marked the first day of a new nationwide lockdown in England set to remain in place for at least four weeks.

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Crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square

People across the country have been told not to leave their homes unless they have a specific reason or to socialise outside of their household or support bubble in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19.

The Million Mask March, a civil liberties march associated with hacktivist group Anonymous, is also held every year to coincide with Guy Fawkes Day.

Protesters, very few of whom were wearing face coverings, chanted "freedom" and "no more lockdown" as they marched.

Trailed by a large number of officers from both the City of London and Metropolitan Police forces, they were repeatedly told to go home, with one officer shouting at a group: "You are breaking the law."

Shortly after 7pm, a smaller demonstration gathered near Primark on Oxford Street, where a number of protesters were grouped in by two lines of officers.

Those clustered in by police chanted "stand up" while officers encouraged protesters gathered nearby to go home.

"You need to leave, you are breaching coronavirus restrictions," one officer told them.

Conspiracy theorist Piers Corbyn, 73, brother of ex Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was seen at the protest with a megaphone.

He marched with demonstrators despite receiving a fine of £10,000 for his part in a previous rally.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers had made at least 104 arrests, the majority of which were for breaches of the coronavirus regulations.

Note the sign

Riot cops with batons and helmets were filmed pulling people away from the scene and ordering journalists to leave.

One protestor was seen with blood streaming from his head after sustaining a head injury during clashes with police.

The Met had said that protesters were ignoring directions from officers and warned that enforcement action would be taken against those who did not disperse.

"This gathering is unlawful and is putting others at risk," a tweet by the force said.

"We are directing those there to go home.

"Failure to do so will result in enforcement action."

It comes after Home Secretary Priti Patel said she had equipped the police with the extra powers and funding they need to enforce lockdown rules, and that she expects forces to come down hard on people who flout them.

Comment: Notably the last decade saw government funding withdrawn from the police which resulted in soaring crime rates but, suddenly, the government now has money for them.

Among the new restrictions is a prohibition on protests involving more than two people.

A statement by Commander Jane Connors said: "Our main priority this evening has been to keep Londoners safe.

"We are eight months into this national pandemic and frankly there can be no excuse for people to dangerously breach regulations which are there to prevent further spread of Coronavirus.

"Tonight, a crowd of people chose to ignore the new regulations, to behave irresponsibly and meet in a dangerous manner."

A number of police vans and officers were still in place on Oxford Street shortly before 8pm, while a number of protesters remained grouped in.

Comment: RT provides further reporting on the protests that have erupted throughout the UK against the tyrannical lockdown measures:

The Million Mask March takes place on November 5 when Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in the UK. The rally is aimed at decrying global corporations, government corruption, police brutality and systemic racism, but this year it was also joined by those protesting the Covid-19 lockdown.

https://www.rt.com/uk/505850-liverpool-manchester-covid19-protest-lockdown/

Liverpool protesters clash with police and Manchester students tear down 'prison-like' fencing

Liverpool was awash with protesters on Thursday night as local residents came together to protest against the government's Covid-19 restrictions.

The police responded to reports of huge crowds gathering at St George's Hall in the city center at around 6.30pm. The demonstrators were dispersed but gathered again later in the evening at the Pier Head.

Three arrests were made and 13 people were fined for their part in the disturbance. Videos also show pepper spray being deployed to neutralizetroublemakers at the demonstration.

One protestor compared the lockdown to the panic created by the millennium bug, which turned out to be unjustified.

"I'm worried about my kids. But what it is, is right, is I got onto this sort of thing, remember the year 2000, 'millennium bug,' when they scared the life out of the world for six months? This [is] the same thing. Fear is a great controller. So basically, we're being controlled using fear," he told Ruptly, RT's video agency.

Former Supreme Court judge Lord Jonathan Sumption is in agreement.

Liverpool was the first city in England to be hit with the highest regional coronavirus restrictions on October 14 but is now subjected to the even stricter measures of the national lockdown until December 2.

Meanwhile, university students in Manchester marched around their Fallowfield campus in protest against the restrictions placed upon their lives, including the erection of a perimeter fence around their halls as a "security measure" to "help avoid the mixing of households."

In other footage published by Ruptly, students can be seen cheering as the fencing was torn down.

"There is fencing around the whole outside, we feel like it's completely unnecessary. It makes it feel like we're in a prison," one of the students told the BBC. The university subsequently apologized for putting up the fence and said it would be removed on Friday.

Many students in Manchester and across the country have been isolating for weeks and have not received face-to-face tutoring, despite paying £9,000 a year for their university education.

Both cities, Liverpool and Manchester, have been deemed epicenters of the second wave of the coronavirus in the UK and faced local restrictions before the national lockdown commenced on Thursday.

On Friday, Liverpool will become the first city in the country to take part in a mass Covid-19 testing trial. Around 2,000 British military personnel are being drafted in to increase capacity at test sites.

This appears to a worrying precedent and there are clues as to what the army could be used for next: UK's NHS to enlist ARMY to vaccinate ENTIRE population with coronavirus vaccine, will do a 'dry run' with flu vaccine

The pilot scheme will offer everyone living and working in Liverpool the opportunity to have repeat coronavirus tests over the two-week trial period. It comes amid fears that the new technology, which provides rapid results within 20 minutes, was missing up to half of Covid-19 infections.

Rather coincidentally, alongside increased police funding and powers, and a rushing through of new lockdown restrictions through parliament, the UK has just raised it's 'terrorist threat' levels:

"You can expect to see an increase in armed police patrols across London over the next few days," the police said on Twitter. It's a "precautionary measure" due to the raised terrorist threat level, they added, while urging the public to "stay alert and report anything suspicious to police."

British authorities raised the terrorist threat level from 'substantial' to 'severe' on Tuesday. It's the second highest level, meaning that an attack is believed to be highly likely. The move was made after Austria and France witnessed deadly attacks in recent weeks.

Armed officers will be patrolling mostly empty streets in London as England went into lockdown on Thursday in an attempt to stem the sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Until December 2, residents are forbidden to leave their homes except for essential reasons like work, education, or receiving medical assistance.

This Monday, a man who previously tried to join Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), went on a rampage in Vienna, killing four people with an automatic rifle before being shot dead by police. The shocking events in the Austrian capital followed an attack on a church in Nice, France in which three people were killed, and the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty near Paris in mid-October.

The attack on Paty is believed to be an act of revenge, as he showed his students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a class on freedom of speech. President Emmanuel Macron enraged Muslims around the world with his endorsement of caricatures of Mohammed, while the country's security forces have cracked down on organizations suspected of promoting radical Islam.

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