Police officer ‘punched in face’ as four arrested at London anti-asylum protest

Met reports ‘small number’ of aggressive masked protesters at what began as peaceful demonstration at Canary Wharf

A police officer was allegedly punched in the face and four people were arrested at an anti-immigration protest march in London on Sunday.

The Metropolitan police said they had been facilitating a peaceful demonstration along Manchester Road and Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs before “a small number of masked protesters then became aggressive towards members of the public and police”.