Anger in Met after violence at London anti-lockdown protest

Metropolitan Police Federation chair to urgently raise matter with hierarchy after eight officers injured

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Tensions are running high within the Metropolitan police after another anti-lockdown protest descended into scenes of violence, with eight officers injured.

Ken Marsh, the chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers in the force, said he would be raising the matter of the protest with senior management with utmost urgency".