Police draw batons as they clash with protesters following a second day of largely peaceful anti-racism demonstrations in London. Follow live updates:
The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was defaced earlierAnother dramatic image of what appears to be a firework or flare thrown towards police a short while agoImages of the violence that flared in central London around half an hour ago, when protesters tried to force their way through a restricted areaThe situation appears to have calmed down, with most of the pushing and shoving having stopped.
"I know the removal of the Colston Statue will divide opinion, as the statue itself has done for many years. However it’s important to listen to those who found the statue to represent an affront to humanity. "I know the removal of the Colston Statue will divide opinion, as the statue itself has done for many years. However it's important to listen to those who found the statue to represent an affront to humanity.
"Keeping the public safe was our greatest priority and thankfully there were no instances of disorder and no arrests were made. "Under the rules we have put in place, it is illegal for gatherings of six or more people outside, in open air, to get together - and that is unacceptable," she says.
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