BNP and Anti-BNP in Liverpool

On Saturday 29th November there were Anti-BNP and BNP demonstrations in Liverpool city centre. The BNP arrived around 12pm by McDonalds on Lord Street to hand out leaflets. They were there because a week ago 12 members of the BNP were arrested in Liverpool while handing out leaflets. The Anti-BNP demo, which started at 10am, was held further up the road on Bold Street to protest the BNP’s actions. After about 10 minutes of the BNP handing out leaflets a group of protesters started shouting at them, to which the police arrived and set up a line to hold the Anti-BNP back. It was a small group that grew to at least 50-100. 3 lines of police were set up to keep the peace between parties. After about 30 minutes the police set-up a box and moved the Anti-BNP protesters back up on to Bold Street. Crowds of people lined Church Street watching the demonstrations.