Overview

• Britain First organized coordinated protests on August 2 calling for mass “Remigration” of people with migrant backgrounds
• Violent clashes broke out in Manchester as supporters and counter-demonstrators faced off before police separated the groups
• Metropolitan Police cleared counter-protesters at the Barbican Centre intersection in London and arrested nine people
• Participant Judy said she joined the Manchester counter-rally to oppose hateful rhetoric targeting migrants
• These events continue a recent surge of far-right immigration-hostile demonstrations in cities across the UK