Good evening. Tens of thousands of people havejoined anti racism demonstrations across the uk, despite government appeals for protesters to stay at home, because of fears of spreading the coronavirus. Many taking to the streets did wear face coverings and gloves. London, manchester, cardiff, leicester and sheffield were some of the places that saw the black lives matter protests, following the killing of george floyd in the us city of minneapolis last month. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, but there were some clashes with Police Outside downing street this evening, with mounted officers driving back some of the protesters along whitehall. With more, heres chi chi izundu. Early evening, after the official end of the protests, police were trying to clear whitehall. Oh, my god, the horse has bolted the officer knocked herself off her horse. It bolted into the crowd and trampled a protester. Both are now receiving medical care. This is exactly what organisers called not to happen
Not only over the death of African American george floyd last month, after a white Police Across the country people have ignored government warnings not officer knelt on his neck, to gather because of coronavirus. But to highlight that the uk is not innocent when it comes to racism. We are in the Health Pandemic across we are here to unite. The United Kingdom and virus is a because what we are fighting deadly virus that i would say to for is to stop institutional racism. Those who want to protest, please do the government had appealed not. For people to stay away. Cheering in the uk, 204 more people have died in the past 2a we are in a Health Pandemic across the United Kingdom. Hours from coronavirus, and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course i would say to those taking the total to 40,465. That want to protest, please dont. Nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted or given any notice of a government announcement that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks f