Neo Nazi protest in Manchester halted by "Party Protest Manchester" counter protest in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester.

Neo-Nazi groups E.D.L (English Defence League) and North West Infidels planned to march through Manchester city centre today. But their march was halted at Piccadilly Gardens by a counter protest organised by a group called the Party Protest Manchester. The group of around thirty Neo Nazi's came up against considerable opposition once it got to Piccadily Gardens where it was contained by Police, who had the Neo-Nazi's removed from the city centre in a double decker bus. Some arrests were made for public order offenses, namely throwing bananas and water bottles. However the mood was not as aggressive as when the Neo-Nazi's were prevented from marching through Liverpool last weekend.

 

Pro Iraq Solidarity demonstration in Manchester's Lincoln Square.

A small group of around forty members of the city's Iraqi community gathered in Manchester's Lincoln Square today to show solidarity to their countrymen who are still living in Iraq.

Neo Nazi protest foiled in Liverpool by counter protest.

A group of around fifty Neo Nazis were prevented from marching through Liverpool today due to the size of the counter demonstration which greeted them. Mayor Joe Anderson spoke at a rally as another group consisting of Activists confronted the Neo Nazis. The members of the far right group National Action had planned to march through Liverpool today. But due to the hostile nature of the counter protest, consisting of hundreds of people, which was waiting for them near Liverpool's Lime Street station Police held the Neo Nazis inside the station for their own safety.

There were two groups of protestors, one was led by the Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and made up of union members and some members of the public. Another protest consisted mainly of activists, this protest met the far right group head on, it took around fifty Police officers to form a barrier between the Neo Nazis and the activists inside and outside of the Lime Street station.  

Once the protestors had realised the far right group was inside the station they stormed inside where the police had formed a cordon. A stand off ensued and bottles of urine, milk, coke and water were thrown at the Neo Nazis, along with bananas and eggs. 

Some of the far right group made a run for it out of a side exit from the station and were chased by a small group of the counter protestors, rushing past two Police officers who were caught slightly off-guard. The activists managed to get close enough to one of them and pushed him over, he hit his head on the way down and was stunned, he was eventually taken to hospital by Paramedics. 

Six arrests were made during the course of the day.