How coronavirus and Black Lives Matter emboldened the UK’s far-right

Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest organisers have cancelled a demonstration in London this weekend amid fears of violence by far-right demonstrators.

In a post on Instagram, the anti-racism activists said the protest in Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon was being called off because “many hate groups” were planning to crash the event. “We want the protests to be a safe space for people to attend however we don’t think it’ll be possible with people like them present,” the organisers warn.

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