Article 5FJWS Arrests as thousands march against Covid lockdown in London

Arrests as thousands march against Covid lockdown in London

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Mattha Busby
from World news | The Guardian on (#5FJWS)

Police order crowds to disperse after demonstrators gather in Hyde Park for Piers Corbyn speech

Thousands of people have marched through central London under a heavy police presence to protest against lockdown measures, and at least 13 were arrested.

Demonstrators gathered at Speakers' Corner by Hyde Park at about midday where the anti-lockdown figurehead Piers Corbyn gave a speech saying he would never take a vaccine" and falsely claiming that the scale of deaths from Covid was not dissimilar to those from flu each year.

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