Black Lives Matter activists were in attendance as well to speak to the assembled roughly 500 strong crowd of mainly white faces.
Chants of no justice, no peace were raised and there was a sign reading only in peaceful states is peaceful activism a crime.
During the rally outside the Bank of England a passer by cried “get a job losers”.
Undeterred the protesters went on to cry “check your privilege”.
They walked on to the Lloyds building to highlight the Lloyds historical profits made from slavery before singing Power to the People.
By this time seven police vans had amassed to follow the protesters.
By the time they reached the London Wall police started arrests, there were only two in total, seemingly for sitting down.
The claim being made for arrests were they were being made under Covid restrictions.
Covid-19 now restricts gatherings of over 30 people.
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