Tens of thousands marched last Sat in London. No coverage by MSN

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Tuesday April 27, 2021 00:02

by 1 of indy

Almost no coverage of the protest can be found in the mainstream media. Once again it falls to RT.com to do the reporting and with video coverage scattered across twitter. Here is their report

Thousands of protesters have descended on London to protest the British government’s ongoing coronavirus restrictions. Though pubs and shops have reopened, stiff limits on gatherings remain in place.

Holding signs reading “Freedom is non-negotiable” and “No health passports,” the demonstrators gathered in the capital on Saturday. Billed by its organizers as the “biggest street party London has ever seen,” the rally drew thousands of participants unhappy with the lingering restrictions on gatherings and movement, and opposed to the government’s vague plans to introduce so-called ‘vaccine passports’.

Actor and mayoral candidate Laurence Fox, who has promised to do away with Covid-19 restrictions entirely if elected, was an enthusiastic participant. Posting videos of hordes of people marching through the streets, he decried the “total corruptstream media blackout” of the protest.

As of mid-afternoon, the mood seemed jovial. Though gatherings of such a large scale are still forbidden under the UK’s lockdown rules, the mostly maskless crowd marched freely through the city.

Some of the videos on Twitter can be seen at this links and these hashtags. And at least one Youtube video coverage
#LondonProtest #LIVE #Livestream #London #Freedom #HydePark #Protest #Police #AntiLockdownProtest #AntiLockdown

LIVE: Large crowd marching streets of London
Anti Lockdown Protest | Hyde Park
Watch now: https://youtube.com/watch?v=T7Jg6koGE-g&ab_channel=SubjectAccess
#LondonProtest #LIVE #Livestream #London #Freedom #HydePark #Protest #Police #AntiLockdownProtest #AntiLockdown
https://twitter.com/i/status/1385940890078879745

Anti Lockdown & Pro Freedom Protest - Starting in Hyde Park, London - April 24th 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Jg6koGE-g

London stands up in droves. Enough is enough. #londonprotest #NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere
https://twitter.com/i/status/1385948536144023552

Why aren’t the mainstream media giving the anti-lockdown protest march in London any significant overage? Oxford Street has hundreds of thousands of people marching. It’s enormous.
#londonprotest
https://twitter.com/i/status/1385960102562254858

Here’s a view of the #Antilockdownprotests from above, on Waterloo Bridge.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1385968565308755968