The other protests this weekend (for Robinson)



Durham Miners' Association
2 hrs ·

Durham Miners' Association statement:

It has come to our attention that a video is being circulated on social media purporting to show the police escorting people from the Gala for flying the British flag. This claim is completely false.

This was a group of activists from the far-right group “For Britain” who did not receive permission to march and were seeking to disrupt the proceedings and hijack the Big Meeting for their divisive, racist agenda. Therefore, the police took the decision to escort them from the racecourse for their own safety.

The Durham Miners’ Gala is now and has always been, a celebration of trade unionism, unity and internationalism.

We ask people not to be fooled by those who drape themselves in the British flag but who are in truth, promoting a far-right, extremist agenda.

So, the far right might seek to give the impression that they're just exercising their rights to free speech and expressing sentiments that the ordinary person in the street might think are reasonable, but in fact are not being honest about their motives and have a hidden agenda that is not very nice?

Has anyone told @Aituk7 about this?
 

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