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The organiser of the anti-lockdown protest in London which saw five officers injured and 29 people arrested could face a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police have said.
The woman was identified as the organiser of the protest after around 150 anti-lockdown activists descended onto Parliament Square yesterday amid fears the country faced tighter restrictions as the number of Covid cases continued to surge.
The force said three men have also been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and have been bailed to appear at a London magistrates court in the new year.
The three demonstrators are: Christmas Fallah, 35, Joss Lillis, 27, and Leon Larose, 28.
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Anti-lockdown activists were hauled away by police today as hundreds turned out for a protest in Parliament Square amid fears the country faces tighter restrictions as Covid cases continue to rise.
Scotland Yard issued an open letter ahead of the event, urging people not to attend large gatherings over the last weekend before Christmas.
Extra officers have been placed on London s streets to encourage compliance with strict Tier 3 Covid-19 regulations and to swiftly clamp down on those wilfully and dangerously ignoring them .
However, the demonstration went ahead as planned in Parliament Square, along with others around the country, including in Newcastle.
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Drinkers embarked on a less than typical Mad Friday last night, with those under looser lockdown restrictions making the most of their final night of freedom - while the streets were largely deserted in normally bustling Tier 3 cities.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock plunged numerous counties into the very high alert top tier of coronavirus restrictions on Thursday, with 70 per cent of England set to be under the toughest rules from today.
The latest Tier 3 additions include Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Peterborough, the whole of Hertfordshire, Surrey with the exception of Waverley, Hastings and Rother on the Kent border of East Sussex, Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant in Hampshire.
Scotland Yard has issued an open letter urging people not to attend large gatherings over the last weekend before Christmas, amid fears of further anti-lockdown protests in the capital. The force said extra officers will be on London s streets to encourage compliance with strict Tier 3 Covid-19 regulations and to swiftly clamp down on those wilfully and dangerously ignoring them . An anti-lockdown demonstration is expected in Parliament Square on Saturday, with others planned around the country. An open letter published on the Metropolitan Police s website asks people not to attend any large gathering and warns they may be at risk of committing a criminal offence if they do.