An LFI-NFP MP traveled to the United Kingdom to demonstrate against rioters who had been gathering for several nights at the invitation of the far-right.
“Obviously” a trip to London. LFI-NFP MP Vaucluse Raphaël Arnault spoke on BFMTV this Wednesday from a far-right anti-riot demonstration in London.
“It was obvious that I was coming here as an anti-fascist,” said Raphael Arnold, co-founder of the Young Anti-Fascist Guard.
The 29-year-old MP, whose candidacy sparked controversy during the assembly elections, declared “I’m here to protest against the mobilization of far-right militants, white supremacists, and sometimes neo-Nazis.” They carry out the worst racist attacks.
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The United Kingdom has been grappling with scenes of racist violence for a week after reports surfaced of a profile of an alleged knifeman who killed three girls aged 6 to 9 at a dance class in Southport. .
On Wednesday, despite a strong police presence and the first convictions, British officials feared fresh violence at the call of the far-right.
As stated therein British media, many protests erupted in Bristol and Walthamstow, east London, particularly in the evening. It was in one of them that Raphael Arnold came to “show solidarity” as the French counterpart in the face of this violence.
“Their concern is not the victims of this violence, it is better to affirm their racism in any way and play on the emotion it can provoke,” he chanted on our antennae.
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