Earlier we told you that Piers Corbyn, brother of the former Labour leader, was among the people arrested during a protest against the coronavirus lockdown.
Dozens of people defied social distancing to gather at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park.
The protesters said they objected to their rights of free speech and movement being curtailed by the regulations introduced to control coronavirus. One group chanted “no 5G” and “no vaccines”.
A flyer advertising the protest called for “no to mandatory vaccines, no to the new normal, and no to the unlawful lockdown”.
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David Samson, 50, told the PA news agency: “I never thought I’d see, in my generation, the suppressing of civil rights” over a “fake virus”.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said it was “disappointing” that the group gathered “in clear breach of the guidance, putting themselves and others at risk of infection”.
He said officers urged the group to disperse but “they clearly had no intention of doing so”, leading to 19 arrests. A further 10 were issued with a fixed-penalty notice.
The protest was one of a number around the UK, including Southampton and Belfast.
