\ THOUSANDS gathered for anti-lockdown protests in London today - despite pubs, shops and gyms reopening. Crowds marched through the streets for the 'Unite for Freedom' rally against Covid restrictions, vaccines and passports. Signs saying "freedom is non-negotiable" were held up as people let off brightly coloured smoke flares. And activists carried giant inflatable syringes to fight against what they call "coerced vaccinations" - with not a single face mask in sight. Among them was ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's brother Piers, who has organised and attended several Covid hoax marches.
The mob ignored police warnings not to gather in large groups to make their way through the capital.
Cops have vowed to crack down on anti-social behaviour at hotspots over the second weekend of freedom as temperatures hit 20C.
The protest organisers had urged participants to "make as much noise as possible" during the rally but to "avoid making a crowd".
However, they also encouraged people to "link arms if the police tried to intervene".