St George's day event disorder

Police have dealt with disorder at a St George's Day event in Whitehall.

The Metropolitan Police shared a video on X which appears to show officers forming a cordon but a group pushing past it before mounted officers on horses intervene.

The group had moved past an area in Richmond Terrace which was allocated for the event, the force said.

Whitehall had to close to traffic while police officers dealt with the incident.

Another earlier post from police said a number of people had been seen in the area wearing masks, and a Section 60AA order is in force in the boroughs of Lambeth and Westminster "giving officers the power to require the removal of face coverings".

A Section 60 order, giving officers additional search powers, is also in force in the same area to prevent crime and disorder, the force added.

After the incident, a group gathered on Whitehall opposite Downing Street where there was also a large police presence.

Attendees are waving St George's Cross flags and listening to speeches, including by Tommy Robinson who was cleared of breaching a dispersal order at court on Tuesday.

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