Pride in London 2023: Thousands march from Hyde Park as a part of capital’s LGBT parade as Just Stop Oil try to disrupt occasion

Thousands of individuals have marched on London as a part of the town’s Pride parade.

The march obtained below approach from midday from Hyde Park with more than 30,000 people expected to take part in the parade itself.

The occasion marked 51 years because the first march for LGBTQ+ rights by the capital.

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Metropolitan Police confirmed they made seven arrests for public nuisance after a “small number of protesters” sat down within the highway at Piccadilly junction with Down Street 1.30pm.

The arrests had been made at round 1.45pm with the highway cleared inside minutes to permit the parade to proceed, the pressure mentioned.

Just Stop Oil had warned of potential disruption forward of the march because it referred to as on Pride in London to not settle for sponsorship cash from “high-polluting industries”.

LGBT+ members of the group additionally referred to as for floats from these organisations to be banned and mentioned organisers ought to condemn new oil, fuel and coal.

Pride in London referred to as for the parade to get the “respect and focus it deserves”.

Earlier, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan advised Sky News any protest needs to be “peaceful, safe and lawful”.

“Actually, Pride in London, the 600 groups marching in the parade or the 35,000 people on the parade themselves are protesting at the fact that things aren’t perfect in London,” he mentioned.

“Particularly when it comes to the trans community who face stigmatisation, demonisation and have been weaponised in a culture war.

“So the irony the place individuals on a protest may have protests in opposition to them is not misplaced on members of this glorious group.”

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In a press release, Just Stop Oil mentioned partnerships with “poisonous” industries “embarrass the LGBTQ+ group”.

“If London Pride fails to take these primary steps crucial to guard our group, we should take into account potential escalations which can consequence within the disruption of Pride,” they said,

“We can even name for the complete LGBTQ+ group to affix us in protest and boycott – for the protection of LGBTQ+ individuals in every single place.”

A spokesperson for Pride in London mentioned that its focus this 12 months was was making certain the trans group know they “#NeverMarchAlone”.

“We call on all individuals, groups and organisations to give this space the respect and focus it deserves in an increasingly hostile and unsafe world,” they added.