‘Black lives matter’ threat to Notting Hill

ANARCHISTS are set to stage protests at next weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival over ‘police brutality’ against black people – sparking fears for the safety of one million revellers.

Hard-left activists plan to ‘celebrate black resistance’ at Europe’s biggest street festival. Veteran anarchist group Class War is promoting the protests. There will also be a march in memory of black people killed by police in both the UK and the US, where the Black Lives Matter movement emerged.

One British offshoot of Black Lives Matter has called for a ‘lively intervention’ at the carnival.

The London Black Revolutionaries – blamed for violent clashes at Downing Street after last year’s Election – is also calling for a ‘fight against social cleansing and gentrification’. It said: ‘Carnival is one of the last bastions of black Caribbean culture and resistance. Rise up, learn and defend what our grandparents and parents created.’

Last night Kensington MP Victoria Borwick told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Carnival should be an event everyone can enjoy and ensuring safety is the top priority.’