Man who tried to goad police officers into fight at far-right protest cries as he is jailed
A protester who squared up to police and tried to goad them into a fight during a violent demonstration in Whitehall cried as he was jailed. Alfie Arrowsmith, a 28-year-old traffic manager, attended the 'Enough is Enough' rally in Whitehall on July 31, organised by far-right leader Danny Tommo, real name Daniel Thomas, after the spread of misinformation about the religion and immigration status of a knifeman accused of stabbing three schoolgirls in Southport on July 29. Despite conditions being imposed by police, the crowd broke out of an agreed enclosure on Richmond Terrace, becoming 'noisier and angrier' when a man climbed a barrier and a smoke flare was thrown at Downing Street. While some protesters were moved back to the enclosure, others stayed in Parliament Square in breach of the conditions , amassing near the statue of Winston Churchill. Police then decided to identify and arrest those still in breach of conditions, with missiles, including glass bottles and...