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Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, was detained by police during a demonstration against the confinement of the coronavirus in London's Hyde Park. More than sixty protests, called by the so-called UK Freedom Movement, were held on Saturday in places as disparate as disparate as London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Plymouth or Southampton.

The loudest protest, attended by just over 200 Britons, was held alongside Hyde Park's iconic Speakers Corner . Scotland Yard had warned in advance that it would act and impose fines of up to £ 100 on those who did not respect the rules of social distance. Piers Corbyn, 73, an astrophysicist and longtime militant of far-left groups, has been to date one of the most prominent voices against the Boris Johnson government's strategy . At the time of his arrest, he was carrying a banner that read: "End the confinement now and release the NHS (National Health Service) for those who have been left behind."

Corbyn's older brother, however, had time to proclaim his conspiracy theories over a megaphone: " They have sold us a pack of lies to brainwash and keep order . Vaccines are not necessary. 5G and Covid-19 work together." "

The slogan "Freedom over fear" ("Freedom before fear") was the most chanted by protesters in the presence of a strong police device. Elsewhere in the country, such as Leeds or Sheffield, calls for "the largest public gathering since confinement" barely came to fruition.

The British Government still maintains a partial confinement , under the slogan "Stay Alert", but it allows the British to go out unlimitedly to exercise outdoors as long as the social distance of two meters is respected. The official release of the confinement will not take place until June 1, when second-hand stores and primary schools may reopen.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on Saturday asked teacher unions to comply with government directives and allow them to return to school , despite the split of opinions among experts for considering the measure premature. The United Kingdom is the country with the most deaths from coronavirus in Europe , with 34,446 officially recognized deaths since the epidemic broke out (468 in the last 24 hours). The National Statistics Office has warned however this week that the number of deaths has exceeded 40,000.

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