{"id":312195,"date":"2025-08-02T15:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312195\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:03:32","slug":"police-clash-with-protesters-as-hundreds-of-far-right-supporters-and-counter-demonstrators-confront-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312195\/","title":{"rendered":"Police clash with protesters as hundreds of far-right supporters and counter-demonstrators confront each other"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police clashed with demonstrators at a far-right protest in as rival groups faced off.<\/p>\n

Hundreds gathered outside Manchester Piccadilly station in Manchester on Saturday as supporters of far-right group Britain First prepared to march into the city.<\/p>\n

The rally saw crowds waving Union Jacks and St George\u2019s flags as they lined the streets.<\/p>\n

But they were met by counter-protesters organised by Stand Up To Racism, who staged a demonstration opposite the anti-immigration group.<\/p>\n

Manchester City Council said Greater Manchester Police<\/a> had a \u2018robust operational plan\u2019 in place to manage the protests, with a focus on public safety and maintaining order.<\/p>\n

The council said a number of ‘regular’ protests are also expected on Saturday, adding some ‘may occur across multiple locations in the city centre’.<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Protesters clash with police during a far-right protest<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Some demonstrators were arrested by police<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER:\u00a0Crowds <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER:\u00a0Crowds were meeting outside Manchester Piccadilly railway station before a planned march towards Manchester city centre<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Demonstrators gathered in the city centre this Satuday<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER:\u00a0Hundreds <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER:\u00a0Hundreds gathered in Manchester city centre as far-right demonstrators confronted counter protesters<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER:\u00a0Leader <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER:\u00a0Leader of Britain First Paul Golding, pictured, at the Britain First March<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Counter protestors also showed up in Manchester today<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: In total, hundreds of people packed Manchester city centre<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: A group of protesters are seen holding St George and Union Jack flags<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: The far right protesters were\u00a0 confronted with counter-demonstrators<\/p>\n

\"Police <\/p>\n

Police lined up to separate the two groups during the protest in Manchester<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Some wore balaclavas and were flying St George or Union Jack flags\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: A picture of US President, who has pushed a policy of mass deportations in the country, was seen at the demonstration<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Police line the streets to separate the two groups of protesters<\/p>\n

\"US <\/p>\n

US political commentator Joey Mannarino speaks to a far-right demonstration<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Men hold up smoke flares at the protest this Saturday<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Far-right Britain First party co-leaders Paul Golding, in suit and Ashlea Simon, to his right, lead supporters on an anti-immigration protest<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: A police officer classes with a protester at the rally<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER:\u00a0Masked <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER:\u00a0Masked supporters join the far-right Britain First party ‘March for Remigration’ rally<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER:\u00a0A <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER:\u00a0A person in a white balaclava waves a Union Jack flag<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Police line up the streets to separate the two protesting groups<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER:\u00a0Police <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER:\u00a0Police speak to people as a woman holding a flag gestures during the Britain First March<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Police form a line between counter-protestors from Stand Up to Racism and people attending the Britain First march<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Police form a line in front of counter-protestors from Stand Up to Racism<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER: <\/p>\n

MANCHESTER: Woman at counter protesting holding up sign saying ‘Refugees Welcome’<\/p>\n

Greater Manchester Police said in a statement: ‘We respect and facilitate the right to lawful protest.<\/p>\n

‘As ever, appropriate plans will be put in place with the organisers and local partners to minimise disruption for those who live, work, and visit our city centre.’<\/p>\n

This is not the only demonstration happening this week.<\/p>\n

As previously reported, anti-migrant demonstrators faced off against anti-racism counter-protesters this evening outside a hotel on the south coast used to house asylum seekers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Protesters gathered outside the\u00a0Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Hampshire, on Friday waving flags and calling for the hotel’s closure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anti-migrant demonstrations have taken place across the South of England today, in locations including Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All the protests are taking place at locations where the government are housing migrants while their asylum applications are processed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"SOUTHSEA: <\/p>\n

SOUTHSEA: Protesters wave flags as they call for\u00a0the Royal Beach Hotel to be closed to asylum seekers<\/p>\n

\"SOUTHSEA:\u00a0Anti-migrant <\/p>\n

SOUTHSEA:\u00a0Anti-migrant demonstrators face off against protesters from Stand Up to Racism outside the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Hants, this evening, Friday 1st August 2025.<\/p>\n

\"SOUTHSEA: <\/p>\n

SOUTHSEA: Counter-protesters from Stand Up to Racism Portsmouth staged an event at the same location ‘to show friendship and solidarity with refugees’<\/p>\n

In Southsea, counter-protesters from Stand Up to Racism Portsmouth staged an event at the same location, holding signs reading ‘Refugees welcome’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The day of protests on the south coast follows similar recent unrest in Epping, where a series of demonstrations have taken place calling for the closure of The Bell Inn, a hotel used on and off for the last five years as accommodation for asylum seekers.<\/p>\n

A ring of steel was also erected around The Britannia International Hotel, a luxury four-star lodging in London’s Canary Wharf that has been converted to house migrants, following sweeping protests.<\/p>\n

An Epping-style protest to stop migrants being housed above a town’s shops took to the streets on Wednesday in\u00a0Waterlooville, Hampshire – as thousands of locals warned of ‘mayhem’ if the plans go ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police clashed with demonstrators at a far-right protest in as rival groups faced off. Hundreds gathered outside Manchester…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,92,393,4884,187,2465,12,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-312195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-greater-manchester-police","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114959785996069511","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}