One person has been arrested after a far-right group, Patriotic Alternative, protested against Drag Queen Story Hour.
Police said one person has been arrested on suspicion of making a racially aggravated comment towards an officer In video footage, one of the counter-protesters chants into a megaphone: ‘What are you so afraid of? It’s just wigs and make-up.’
During the midday event, five ‘haters’ stormed the Tate, Samuel tweeted. ‘They caused a disruption,’ she said, ‘but not to . Woop! The counter-protest was organised by the Transgender Action Block, a trans liberation group, and campaigners from Stand Up To Racism.Organisers said that Patriotic Alternative members ‘ran away scared’ as they were ‘chased off’ less than an hour into the protests before returning.