There were around 100 protesters in total
Around 100 people have gathered in Hyde Park today to protest against face coverings becoming mandatory in shops next week.
One man was photographed wearing a white t-shirt that said: ‘Save human rights, no to 5G, no to vaccinations’, while another woman had the words ‘question everything’ emblazoned on the front of her top.Visit our live blog for the latest updates:Appearing on Sky News, Leah Butler-Smith, one of the protest organisers, explained that she wasn’t against face masks in general, but did not like the government telling people ‘they have no choice but to wear one’.
Ms Butler-Smith is part of Keep Britain Free, an online campaign which claims the government is in ‘contravention of basic Human Rights’ after forcing businesses to close and people to stay home during the coronavirus lockdown.
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