Almost no coverage of the protest can be found in the mainstream media. Once again it falls to RT.com to do the reporting and with video coverage scattered across twitter. Here is their report
Thousands of protesters have descended on London to protest the British government’s ongoing coronavirus restrictions. Though pubs and shops have reopened, stiff limits on gatherings remain in place.
Holding signs reading “Freedom is non-negotiable” and “No health passports,” the demonstrators gathered in the capital on Saturday. Billed by its organizers as the “biggest street party London has ever seen,” the rally drew thousands of participants unhappy with the lingering restrictions on gatherings and movement, and opposed to the government’s vague plans to introduce so-called ‘vaccine passports’.
Actor and mayoral candidate Laurence Fox, who has promised to do away with Covid-19 restrictions entirely if elected, was an enthusiastic participant. Posting videos of hordes of people marching through the streets, he decried the “total corruptstream media blackout” of the protest.
As of mid-afternoon, the mood seemed jovial. Though gatherings of such a large scale are still forbidden under the UK’s lockdown rules, the mostly maskless crowd marched freely through the city.
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Anti Lockdown & Pro Freedom Protest - Starting in Hyde Park, London - April 24th 2021
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Jump To Comment: 1London shows us what it means to unite under one common ground, wanting our freedom. The Irish activists are too busy fighting each other, wanting to be the next Michael Collins to lead the revolution, forgetting all the rebels died for Ireland! There’s so much ego and no unity in Ireland! The activists all being lead down the garden path by movements with no plan, who project division. When will you Unite for the children’s future?
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