Anti-racism protesters were out in force again yesterday to confront the far right at gatherings across the country.
In Newcastle, hundreds of people drowned out a small group that included one person waving a white nationalist flag.
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Counter-protesters held pre-printed Posters resisting racism.
Home signs said “Newcastle is united” and “end racism”.
Others shouted: “Refugees are welcome here.”
The rival groups were kept apart by an army of police, who were given extra powers to stop and search.
A dispersal order imposed a temporary ban on face coverings.
A man was among 14 people detained at an anti-immigration rally in the city after allegedly being found with a hammer.
Others were arrested for failing to comply with stop and search or dispersal orders.
Elsewhere, more than 1,500 people gathered in Piccadilly Gardens, in Manchester, to take a stand against racism.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside MP Nigel Farage’s Reform Party headquarters in Westminster throughout the afternoon – holding up a black and white banner that read: “No to Farage. No to racism. No to hate.”
In Belfast, around 15,000 people took part in an anti-racism demonstration, after a week of unrest and disorder in the city.
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