Campaigners fear far-right 'defence' of statues such as Churchill's

Tommy Robinson among supporters of ‘defend our memorials’ event

Busloads of far-right demonstrators are feared to be planning to travel hundreds of miles to “defend” memorials at the weekend, campaigners have said.

There are concerns that hundreds are mobilising to attend a “patriotic unity” event at Winston Churchill’s statue in Westminster on Saturday morning, in response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests.

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