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Thousands Flout Restrictions at London Anti-Lockdown Demonstration

Police shut down an anti-lockdown demonstration in Trafalgar Square that drew thousands on Saturday, September 26.

Metropolitan Police said demonstrators not abiding by coronavirus restrictions were “putting people in danger of transmitting the virus.”

This footage shows protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday, many without mandatory face masks.

As of September 26, the UK had reported 423,236 positive cases and 41,936 deaths. New restrictions announced by Downing Street earlier in the week could last six months, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Credit: Paul Brown via Storyful