Photos: BNP and Unite Against Fascism fight against hate in Westminster
IN a bid to remind us that the BNP still exists, around 100 supporters of the far-right group massed outside the Palace of Westminster to shout about their opposition to – irony of ironies – hate preachers. They wanted to meet outside Woolwich Barracks, where Lee Rigby was murdered. Scotland Yard thought that was a bad idea. So. It was Westminster and a march to the Cenotaph, the monument to the ‘Glorious Dead’, many of whom fought – still more irony – Nazis. There, they clashed with Unite Against Fascism. Elsewhere, members of the EDL clashed with anti-fascist supporters after a march in Leeds, West Yorkshire. And representatives from all Islam, Jewish, Anglican, Catholic and Sikh faiths laid a wreath spelling “Peace” at Woolwich barracks.
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A British National Party (BNP) member that was attacked by anti-fascist demonstrators is removed by police officers during a demonstration in central London, Saturday, June 1, 2013. British National Party supporters gathered to protest the May 22 killing of British soldier Lee Rigby. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Posted: 1st, June 2013 | In: Politicians Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
