Police arrested eight people including at least one woman as 4,000 people joined a demo and counter-protest in Brighton today (Sunday 13 June).
Sussex Police estimated that about 300 turned out for a “Stop the Boats” protest while about 4,000 others gathered for an event called the Carnival Against Fascism.
The counter-protesters were entertained by Fatboy Slim outside Brighton railway station. He posted a message on social media, saying: “Never been more proud of my home town. More disco, less fascism.”
Arrests were made for public order offences, having a pyrotechnic and assaulting police as officers worked to allow protesters to demonstrate while trying to minimise disruption.
Sussex Police said: “More than 4,000 people gathered today (Saturday 13 June) to protest in Brighton city centre.
“We had a large policing operation in place, working with our partners to facilitate peaceful and lawful protest and ensuring the safety of all those involved and the wider public.
“A total of eight arrests were made, ranging from public order offences to assaults against emergency workers.”
A rump of those attending the South East Patriots protest about uncontrolled immigration ended up on Hove Lawns, by Courtenay Gate.
Those listening to a speaker appeared to be outnumbered by police vehicles – let alone officers – and were effectively boxed in by a fleet of minibus-style public order vans and with a phalanx of police motorbikes poised on the A259 Kingsway.
The last of the demonstrators were escorted towards Hove railway station at about 6pm and dispersed.
Chief Superintendent Adam Hays, the police divisional commander in Brighton and Hove, said: “We understand that there was some disruption near the railway station and surrounding roads.
“Public order policing is complex and, while we understand this can be frustrating, we always balance the rights of all protest groups and the wider community.
“Public safety is always our priority. I’d like to thank the public for their patience while we worked hard in ensuring that all of those attending the city, for whatever reason, were able to do so safely.”
I’m very proud of Brighton today
Another load of rent a mob with their flags.
Yes and thankfully they were outnumbered by 4000 decent human beings!
Decent? Screaming and assaulting the mother and sister of murdered Rhiannon Whyte is the opposite of decency.
Do you also support the importation of murderers, rapists and beheaders who also gouge out people’s eyes?
Small minded and ignorant views. We have plenty of non immigrants that do terrible things in our country but the right wing media are keener to show you the immigrants to give our troubled country a hate figure for the general public to channel their anger towards.It’s probably brexit that started sinking our country rather than the immigrants. Business used to rely on immigration as a staff pool but now they literally can’t get the staff and can’t grow so it slows our economy.
Glad it remained peaceful. I had a personal chuckle at the fella holding up a UKIP flag, but outdated that one.
The antifa group are the real fascists now. If they are so welcoming for asylum seekers let them house and feed them
1) there is no group calling themselves antifa in the UK (that’s America) 2) if you were transported back to 1939 would you have gone to fight Hitler? – you’d have been anti-fascist then, why not now? 3) the world used to be feudal, socialism came along and ended that, then the former feudal overlords funded Mussolini and his Fascist party to attack and kill the socialists, desperate to return to feudalism. Hitler, a fascist, usurped the socialists when one bigger party was formed – he killed all the socialists in the 1930s before ww2 (The night of the long knives, a famous event) 4) Fascism’s rise is happening again, billionaires are funding fascism in an attempt to return to feudalism… so they can own more and live like pharaohs – lots of emotional thinkers and ignorant people are making it happen again sadly, completely unaware of history, ideologies, the sacrifices their ancestors made having to stamp it out the last time – add the fact they’re being led by their emotions like little angry children and seem blind to reason, it’s pretty scary for kind or educated people to witness. So when folks shout ‘no to fascism’ you understand why now. I’m betting you’re thinking “but what about my feelings on migrants, I’m only angry”? Sigh.
Except the fascists are now the far-left who have infiltrated and corrupted every institution and government. The woke left-wing morons calling for socialism and communism will end up under the very same boot. They are nothing more than useful idiots.
It’s an interesting piece of fiction you’re weaving. Not even remotely accurate or based on any logical reality, but there you go, lol.
Agreed 💯
Very sensible, I totally agree!
If only there was a less complicated way of saying “anti-anti-fascist”
Boo hoo, move to Clacton please Oswald.
Lol ‘antifacists are real facists’ hurdur what a take
Not a word about police violence against peaceful demonstrators on Trafalgar street. The police had no justification for attacking the ordinary people of Brighton with pepper spray, batons, and fists. It is a real scandal that those police officers have seemingly got away with such vile aggression.
So the radical far-left agitators and masked-up Antifa turned up and were the ones causing trouble, throwing missiles and being violent. Interesting to note that all the arrests were from the radical left-wing counter-protest groups. The ‘Stop-The-Boats’ protest group was peaceful. Bet the mainstream media will not report that!
As usual, the radical far-left extremists refuse to allow anyone with a difference of opinion to express their views or protest. It’s clear that there is no such thing as the tolerant left. Shockingly, the useless woke council leaders (Labour) were stirring division and hatred before the protest with their rhetoric and even supporting them. Now we all know who to vote out at the next election! Can Labour be any more unpopular? No wonder useless Labour cancelled the local elections around the country. They know their days are numbered because they do not listen to the citizens of the country and so they must go!
#Brighton #StopTheBoats
#LabourOut #StarmerOut
How did you know they were Antifa, which doesn’t exist in the UK, if they were masked up, and therefore unidentifiable?
Antifa were there alright. Not only did the morons say so they also wave the flags. Benjamin likes to go around spouting BS pretending the left are tolerant. They are not. Anyone who was there would know that the lefties were aggressive screeching lunatics. So much for free speech. Guess the left wingers don’t like free speech then?
There were people waving UKIP flags, but we know that party doesn’t exist any more, so want to try again?
Yeah, the Stop the boats protest group was peaceful. All the violence seemed to come from the left-wing counter protest groups. The ones the Labour council support, the leaders were even there.
There is nothing in the article to say from which side those arrested came from. The Nazi supporting right wing commentators automatically blame the left although recent events in Belfast, Southampton etc clearly show the opposite.
One commentator on this platform constantly refers to anyone anti-Nazi as “soap-dodgers” but from personal observation of the fascists shouting their vile abuse on Saturday I think we could add toothpaste dodgers to any description of them…
Hey Bear, Youtube links put my other comment in moderation, but one of them was Ryan Bridge, founder of Raise the Colours. There’s a few videos out of him getting arrested and being a basic thug.
There’s no evidence that the Stop the Boat protesters support the Nazis. This is just nonsense that the idle left wingers shout because they either cannot engage in dialogue (too stupid/stoned?) or they don’t have a valid argument. The left wingers behaved like screeching lunatics. Clearly many of them haven’t been raised properly or were still hung over from the night before.
Wrong.
Group members in attendance have been documented performing fist salutes while holding banners reading “Aryan Power” and wearing clothing with neo-Nazi symbols like the Aryan Fist. They have also accepted donations from fascist organisations and includes members who espouse the Great Replacement theory and have participated in Tommy Robinson’s events.
Most sensible people wouldn’t start something when they are visibly outnumbered 13-1, Emma. Either way, it was nice to see that tolerance and acceptance overwhelmed intolerance and hatred in such numbers. Brighton did itself proud.
Ah Emma, you’ll like this, videos emerged that one of the men, reported as Ryan Bridge, founder of Raise the Colours, was attempting to instigate multiple fights, and even hired two thugs along with him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1T04pL9Xso
Then a follow-up later where Ryan admits defeat being “utterly devastated”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJhDNtGOxD8
Clearly a demonstration of two tier policing. What with 300 very very far far right thugs hell bent on disorder, being challenged by 4000 saintly marxists, communists, labourites, SWP, etc All dregs of the lefty swamp, standing up for all that godly, uncontrolled illegal immigration
Benjamin, Really ! I loved fat boy slim and a great vibe like the old free festivals. How ever, no one really benefits from your untruths. I attended and it wasn’t how you claim. I have seen nothing bad about your so called facists on the day, and for the record it was Ryan from raise the colours who was assaulted.
Great thing about my so-called untruths, is that there’s plenty of video to confirm what I have said. Speaking of untruths, please share where I have said fascist at any point during this article – Hint: you won’t.
It’s a sad day when you try to gaslight that which is right before your eyes, Dave. Yes, he did take an excellent straight punch to the chin like a champ, that’s what happens when you walk towards an opposing protest yelling “Come on then.” like a gorilla looking for a fight. Like I said, thuggish behaviour. Honestly, even those who are on the right should be ashamed of that, any legitimate points about immigration are completely undermined by a yob like that.