Belfast yellow vest protest derailed by counter demonstration
‘Pro-EU exit rally’ cancels but Yellow Vest Occupy Belfast told resist right-wing ‘poison’
The demonstration heard that right-wing “poison” must not be allowed to hijack the yellow vest movement which has been ongoing in France for nearly three months. Photograph: Amanda Ferguson
A group styling itself The Yellow Vest Movement of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cancelled a planned demonstration outside Belfast City Hall at the weekend after left-wing, anti-racism activists organised a counter protest.
On Saturday, what had been described to police as a “pro-EU exit rally” by a “yellow vest group”, cancelled their demonstration. However, an anti-racism counter demonstration, organised by Yellow Vest Occupy Belfast, involving a couple of dozen people proceeded.