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Anti-racism protests subverted by thuggery: UK PM
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London, June 9 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the weekend's anti-racism protests were "subverted by thuggery" after some demonstrators clashed with police, it was reported on Monday.
He said people had the right to protest but engaging in violence was a "betrayal" to the protesters' cause.
Thousands of people attended largely peaceful demonstrations in cities across the UK at the weekend.
The Voice newspaper's director Paulette Simpson said violence was regrettable but had not hijacked the protests.
Unrest in London on Sunday led to eight officers being injured and 12 people being arrested.
In Bristol, police confirmed there would be an investigation into "criminal damage" of a statue of Edward Colston - a prominent 17th Century slave trader - which was ripped down by protesters in a move Home Secretary Priti Patel condemned as "utterly disgraceful".
While the Metropolitan Police's Supt Jo Edwards said following a "predominantly peaceful protest" in the capital, officers were faced with "scenes of violence and disorder" which were "entirely unacceptable".
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