Video of the shocking scenes also showed bottles being thrown at officers as they were chased from the area. He added: "Everyone of us wanted to kit up and go back in , due to injured officers unable to do so. (Image: Twitter)“Our officers work incredibly hard to engage and explain the public health message and regulations to prevent such gatherings occurring. “The violence shown towards officers is totally unacceptable and we will not tolerate it in any form. London mayor Sadiq Khan said: "I'm in touch with the Met about the completely unacceptable events in #Brixton overnight.

Source: Daily Mirror June 25, 2020 08:31 UTC