09-08-2025
Hundreds gather to oppose Bristol anti-immigration rally
Hundreds of people have gathered in a city centre to counter an anti-immigration rally.A group of about 400 people collected outside the Mercure Hotel on Redcliff Hill in Bristol and near Bristol have been given enhanced powers which allow them to ask people to remove face coverings and have put in place a dispersal order which will allow them to move people on until 07:00 BST on anti-immigration 100 protesters are currently at the scene.
Police have been prepared for outbreaks of disorder since hundreds of far-right protesters gathered at Castle Park and clashed with a counter-protest group on 3 August, in Serjeant from Avon and Somerset Police has said any form of disorder "will not be tolerated"."It is important we ensure the safety of both those participating in the protests and the wider public, this is why we have put this operation and these additional powers in place," she said."In previous events of this nature, we have seen people sometimes use face coverings to hide their identities in order to commit offences."We'll continue to proactively engage with our community stakeholders and leaders with messaging which can then be shared among the communities most impacted."
