Police officers suffer ‘minor injuries’ during violent anti-Covid measures march through London

Police suffered “minor injuries” during anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination marches through central London.

The protesters were filmed getting violent with officers at several points on the march.

Shocking LondonWorld footage shows unmasked activists screaming “shame on you” and using an array of expletives at the police.

The protest was the same day as Sadiq Khan declared a “major incident” in the capital over the spread of Omicron.

Some officers suffering minor injuries while escorting a police motorcyclist through Parliament Square at around 12.30pm, Scotland Yard said.

A group also targeted a shop in Regent Street at 3pm, abusing customers inside and throwing eggs at the building, before police intervened.

People held placards with slogans such as “unjabbed, unmasked, unafraid”.

The number of Covid-19 cases in London has rapidly increased, with 65,525 new confirmed cases last week.

And on Friday, 26,418 cases were reported – the highest number since the start of the pandemic.

In the last week, the number of Covid-19 patients in London hospitals has gone up 29% - the largest rise in England.

After the march, conspiracy theorist Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labour leader Jeremy, was arrested when a video emerged of him appearing to encourage people to burn down MPs offices.

Scotland Yard said: “A man, aged in his 70s, has been arrested on suspicion of encouragement to commit arson.

“He was arrested in Southwark at around 1.45am on Sunday.

“The arrest relates to a video posted online in which people were encouraged to burn down MPs’ offices.

“The man remains in custody at a central London police station.”