More than 100 arrests in London after police ‘attacked’ and flares thrown at Downing Street gates over Southport attack

Metropolitan Police officers were “attacked and assaulted” with at least two people injured following a “violent protest” in London following the Southport stabbings, police said. A total of 111 people were arrested because “many of those present had no intention of acting peacefully or cooperating with officers,” the Met said on Thursday. Bottles, torches and … Read more