Police are confronted by protesters in Whitehall near Parliament. There had already been 'violent scuffles' near the boarded-up statue of Sir Winston Churchill. Several lines of police are facing up against around 200 demonstrators in London near the cenotaph. Mark Whiteof Sky News said there had already been "violent scuffles" near the boarded-up statue of Sir Winston Churchill adding "there are some elements within here who have already clashed with the police." Home Secretary Priti Patel described the clashes with police as "thoroughly unacceptable thuggery,'' Sky News reports.

Source: The Standard June 13, 2020 14:26 UTC