HC Deb 08 May 1978 vol 949 c325W
Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on the National Front march from the West of London to Hoxton on 1st May, during which marchers carried offensive weapons.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that there was a National Front march from Langham Place to Hoxton Market on the afternoon of 1st May. There was no disorder, and there were no reports of breaches of the law relating to offensive weapons.