Overview

• Northumbria Police activated enhanced stop-and-search, movement controls and orders to remove face coverings across the city centre.
• UKIP’s demonstration and a counter-march moved off from the Quayside and Grey’s Monument with gatherings limited to John Dobson Street and outside the Civic Centre.
• Officers formed lines to keep opposing groups apart and diverted the UKIP route away from Dean Street as tensions rose, according to live reports.
• Newcastle City Council said hate will not win here as community groups and venues offered safe spaces and unity messages for those in town.
• Regional leaders rejected Advance UK’s planned launch, with North East mayor Kim McGuinness saying the party and its high-profile backers do not belong in the region.