COVID-19 protests in the United Kingdom
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, numerous protests took place over the government's response.
COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in the United Kingdom | |
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Part of protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Date | 20 April 2020 – 18 March 2022 (1 year, 10 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
Location | United Kingdom, particularly London |
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Status | End of protest;
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Injuries | 12+[citation needed] |
Arrested | 400+[citation needed] |
Anti-lockdown protests took place in opposition to restrictions, starting in April 2020 against the first national lockdown, and continuing during subsequent lockdowns and other regional restriction systems. These overlapped with anti-vaccination protests, which continued after the start of the UK's vaccination programme in December 2020. Several media outlets blamed online COVID-19 misinformation, denialism and conspiracy theories as driving factors in the protest movement.[2][3][4][5][6] The Economist described the protests as "countercultural" and attracting people from a variety of demographics and political leanings.[7] Hundreds of protesters have been arrested for violating lockdown restrictions, social distancing measures and other public health laws.[8]
Unrelated protests were held by or in support of National Health Service staff involved in the frontline health response to demand for pay rises and improved working conditions.