{"id":235140,"date":"2021-05-30T07:35:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T07:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=235140"},"modified":"2021-05-31T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T07:13:12","slug":"droves-of-lockdown-protesters-flood-london-for-weekly-freedom-march-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=235140","title":{"rendered":"Droves of lockdown protesters flood London for weekly \u2018Freedom March\u2019 (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RT \u2013 May 29, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>A protest in London has drawn a large number of participants, united by their mistrust of how the British government is handling the Covid-19 situation. Such events are part of a larger movement that\u2019s gripping Western countries.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest weekly demonstration, tens of thousands marched through the streets of the British capital under the banner <em>\u201cUnite for Freedom\u201d<\/em>. The rally brought together groups of people who are variously unhappy with the prolonged lockdowns imposed by the government, mistrustful of Covid-19 vaccines and harbour anti-government sentiments.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qB6fNMZTQmk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/div>\n<p>Politician David Kurten, formerly of the UK Independence Party, estimated that the gathering was larger than the one held last weekend. <em>\u201cWe are all out, normal people, not wearing any masks, not taking any vaccines, demanding that the government give us back the civil liberties that they never had the right to take away,\u201d<\/em> he said, summarizing the protesters\u2019 cause.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The biggest ever London Freedom Rally has begun. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d08Kg116sY\">pic.twitter.com\/d08Kg116sY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Kurten (@davidkurten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidkurten\/status\/1398618352311013380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anti-lockdown protests similar to the one in London have been happening on a regular basis in many Western countries and are sometimes met with police action.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the mistrust in government policies has been fuelled by an often-shifting narrative, which started with a call to endure a short period of restrictions to <em>\u201cflatten the curve\u201d<\/em> of Covid-19 infections and protect the National Health Service from being overwhelmed, but instead went on for months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not on the news <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/londonprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#londonprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/London?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#London<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jIgP8mujj3\">pic.twitter.com\/jIgP8mujj3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve (@IamStevacus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamStevacus\/status\/1398620351714762752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Make sure you get the numbers right this time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itvnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SkyNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Channel4News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/londonprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#londonprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6YgUKbya3h\">pic.twitter.com\/6YgUKbya3h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan D Miller (@alanvibe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanvibe\/status\/1398614176285736960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Boris Johnson\u2019s government has warned that outbreaks of the \u2018Indian variant\u2019 of Covid-19 could slow down the promised easing of restrictions in the country. Pubs and restaurants in England have recently been allowed to serve customers indoors in groups of up to six \u2013 or two households \u2013 once again, and other public venues have had their restrictions partially lifted. Outdoor public gatherings are normally restricted to 30 people, and social distancing between groups is advised.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/525169-london-freedom-march-protest\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The protests are growing and they are attended by a broad cross-section of society. 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