Thousands of counter-protesters flock onto British streets to crowd out anti-immigration demos planned at '100 sites' - leaving agitators in Brighton seeking protection from police as the country remains largely calm<br /><br />Thousands of Brits have sent a message to far-right thugs who plotted to attack the offices of immigration lawyers - after turning out in huge numbers to see off hate in the wake of the Southport stabbings.<br /><br />Around 100 hate-fuelled protests were planned across the country tonight, many of which were planned in now-deleted far-right groups on apps such as Telegram, with police deployed in their biggest mobilisation of resources since the 2011 riots.<br /><br />Thugs had been using now-banned channels on the app to threaten the lives of anti-racism campaigners, make sick slurs and exchange tips on how to 'hood up'. <br /><br />But promises to turn up at immigration centres, lawyers and refugee hostels at 8pm seemingly vanished into thin air - as hate mobs were seemingly cowed by a swell of anti-racist protesters who turned out in force in cities across the UK.<br /><br />Counter-protesters have come out in their thousands in Bristol, Birmingham, Brighton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and several London boroughs to send one clear message: Britain does not welcome hate.<br /><br />The demos came as scores of arrests and dozens of convictions were made in rapid time following more than a week of unrest after three young girls were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on July 29.
