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This was the moment far right thugs from the so-called Frontline Patriots were literally forced to RUN out of Liverpool.

A very small number of people turned up for the planned march and were met by a huge crown of anti-racist and anti-fascist campaigners and members of the public who made it impossible for them to get anywhere in the city.

The group had intended to march from Moorfields Station at its Exchange Street entrance along Dale Street to Derby Square - and a huge number of police officers were in place in a bid to safely escort them along that route.

However - the small turnout for the far right group - coupled with the vast numbers on the counter-protest meant that they couldn't actually make it out of the station.

In fact, things got s o difficult for the Frontline Patriots - that eventually they were forced to run up the steps of the station and back inside - as this video shows.

Those involved with the counter protest then ran to Moorfield's other entrance on Old Hall Street to ensure that the far-right group could not find another route into the city.

Some far right members appeared briefly outside the station, before once again retreating inside.



Police formed a line outside the station to keep everyone safe and blocked off the entrance to Old Hall Street while the counter-demonstators again made their presence known.

After a short while the message was relayed that the Frontline Patriots had left Liverpool on a train, with one member of the counter-protest joking that they 'could have got home on a bike.'