00:00The Metropolitan Police have banned a UKIP protest in East London.
00:04The anti-migrant march was planned to take place in Tower Hamlets on Saturday afternoon
00:08and is just one of the several planned protests in the UK.
00:12However, the Met Police have blocked the march by imposing a Public Order Act over concerns of serious disorder.
00:18Organisers promoted the protest as a mass deportations tool
00:22and have been urging supporters to reclaim Whitechapel from the Islamists.
00:26Concerns of community tension were prompted by the prominent Muslim community in the area,
00:31with Tower Hamlets having the highest proportion of Muslim residents in England and Wales.
00:36In a statement, the Met said the decision to ban the event was made in the interest of public safety
00:41and to prevent disorder from breaking out.
