Which protests are taking place in London this weekend? From pro-Palestine rally to women's rights march
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Several demonstrations are expected to take place this weekend across central London. Protests aren’t unusual in the British capital, ranging from pro-Palestine rallies and Black Lives Matter marches to inheritance tax demonstrations. Here is everything you need to know about the planned demonstrations for this weekend.
The Met imposed conditions last week that protestors must gather in Russell Square to set off at 1pm. But organisers of the protest, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), have since revealed they will be gathering in Whitehall at 12pm. PSC took to social media to call on people to gather in Whitehall.
The group wrote: “We have resisted police attempts to force us to assemble at Russell Square. “We call for the police to lift the restrictions on us marching. If they refuse to do so and prevent us from marching, we will rally on Whitehall in protest.”.
Earlier this week, commander Adam Slonecki, who is leading the policing operation this weekend, said: “We will have a significant policing presence in the area around Portland Place to ensure the conditions we have set out are not breached and serious disruption is avoided.
“I would appeal to anyone intending to join this protest to avoid that scenario by heading to Russell Square and following the route we have set out. There are groups that are not formally part of the organising coalition who will be planning to announce gathering points with the intention of joining the main demonstration and we’d encourage them to now opt for Russell Square or locations very close by.
