Home Secretary Priti Patel has said that Black Lives Matter protests are "illegal" as she updated MPs on the Government's response to protests.
Ms Patel said that 135 protesters had been arrested and 35 police officers injured during protests. Mostly peaceful protests took place in cities across the UK over the weekend, but a small number of rallies saw clashes between campaigners and police.
Ms Patel, making a statement to MPs, said any large gatherings of people are "currently unlawful" before adding: "We cannot afford to forget we're still in the grip of an unprecedented national health emergency that has tragically claimed more than 40,000 lives. "So the severe public health risk forces me to continue to urge the public not to attend