David Lammy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that anti-racism protests were on the weekend, "infiltrated by thuggery", after some protesters clashed with The Police .

Mr Johnson said people have The Right to protest, but violence was a betrayal of The Cause involved "" to the protesters".

thousands of people participated in largely peaceful demonstrations in cities across the UK at the weekend.

But injured in riots in the capital on Sunday to eight officials and 12 people arrested.

The Metropolitan Police Superintendent Jo Edwards said after a "mostly peaceful protest", the officers stood with the other "scenes of violence and disorder" as "completely unacceptable".

The majority of the arrests in London were for public order offences And One for Criminal Damage .

Mr Johnson condemned the violence, the posting on: "the people have a right to protest peacefully & in compliance with the social distancing, but they have no right to attack The Police . These demonstrations have been infiltrated by thuggery and you are a betrayal of The Cause , which claim to serve you. Those responsible will be held accountable. "

thousands of demonstrators gathered on Saturday and Sunday in London and cities across the UK, including Bristol, Manchester, Nottingham, Glasgow.

there were protests in the rule, peacefully, with aerial footage, the thousands of protesters in The Streets flooded outside the U.S. Embassy in Vauxhall, South London , before marching towards Parliament Square and Downing Street.

But there were some clashes with The Police , particularly in the capital.

A Police Officer received a head injury and a section 35 dispersal order was issued on Sunday Night to 06:00 on Monday .

As the darkness in the lines of police in riot gear took to contain the items that a small group of protesters in Westminster, The Bbc 's Tom Symonds said.

bottles were thrown and officers and police issued a dispersal for The City of Westminster, forcing people to leave the area.

And in Warwickshire, the protesters caused the closure of the M6 for about an hour following the demonstrations in Coventry City Centre .

On Sunday, protesters in Bristol used to pull ropes, to The Bronze statue of Edward Colston, a prominent 17. Century, slave traders, was a source of controversy in the town for many years, His legacy can still be seen today on Bristol, streets, monuments and buildings.

After The Statue was toppled, a protester was pictured reminds His knee on the figure around the Neck of the video shows, George Floyd, The Black man who died while being held back, by the Minnesota Police Officer .

The Statue was later dragged through The Streets of Bristol, and plunged into the harbour. The empty socket was used as a makeshift stage for the protesters.

Home Secretary Priti Patel to condemn the low-The Statue 's tear as "absolutely scandalous" and Avon and Somerset .

elsewhere, in Parliament Square , The Statue of Sir Winston Churchill , sprayed with graffiti, and Black matter shield Lives Attached to an act of the Minister of foreign Affairs James.

Meanwhile, opposition MPs criticized the remarks of health Minister Matt Hancock , the protests fueled by the events In America , "rather than here".

the shadow justice Minister, David Lammy , said that racism and prejudices exist in the UK, as well as across The Atlantic , and suggest that it is only a problem in the United States, "shows real ignorance".

Mr Lammy: "the people in This Country are not only in solidarity with George Floyd and other African-Americans. We also need to this moment in One of change and justice in the UK. "

Source of news: bbc.com