Police made several arrests on Saturday as far-right groups clashed with anti-racist demonstrators in Brighton, Liverpool, Sheffield and Glasgow. The protests followed violent unrest in Belfast and Southampton in recent days.
In Sheffield, five people were arrested, including four men accused of public order offences and another on suspicion of assault. A 17-year-old boy was detained after an alleged attack on an emergency worker. South Yorkshire police said the operation was complicated by a counter-protest group that did not adhere to conditions.
In Brighton, the anti-immigration group South East Patriots and counter-protesters from Carnival Against Fascism faced off near the railway station. Police arrested one man on suspicion of breaching the peace and assaulting a police officer, and another for a public order offence. The far-right demonstrators, many draped in St George's flags, were contained by police.
In Liverpool, protesters clashed in the Walton area as rightwing groups chanted for mass deportations. Merseyside police arrested a man on suspicion of breach of the peace. In Glasgow, thousands attended an anti-racism demonstration organised by Stand Up to Racism, while a smaller counter-protest group was fenced off by police.
The unrest comes after homes and vehicles were set on fire in Belfast following a knife attack. Stephen Ogilvie, 44, lost an eye in the attack, and Hadi Alodid, 30, from Sudan, has been charged with attempted murder. In Southampton, five people were jailed for violent disorder after protests over the death of Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old student stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.
