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Campaigners marched across London Bridge to the Shard building tonight to protest against the “racist” and "anti-migrant" rhetoric of the EU Referendum campaign.

Up to 650 protesters pounded the streets from a park in Whitechapel with placards and banners on a day, which saw Prime Minister David Cameron announce he would step down after the Leave campaign secured victory.

After weaving their way through the City of London chanting “refugees are welcome”, the group rallied outside the headquarters of News Corporation – owned by Rupert Murdoch and publisher of The Sun and Times newspapers.

The campaigners lit flares and held up signs baring slogans including: “Say no to hate. It’s time to create.”

Sunday Times reporter Josh Boswell posted a bird’s eye view from inside the building and said: “We’re under impressive siege by 650 because our editor came out for #Brexit.”

On Twitter, campaigners shared pictures of the rally, which was heavily policed.

Announced in a Facebook post by the Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century, the protest was staged "against racism, for migrant rights, against fascist violence – on the day after the EU referendum."

The post said: “The EU referendum has unleashed a torrent of racism. Migration has been attacked and scapegoated by both campaigns -- with Leave stoking up bigotry against immigrants and Remain responding by capitulating and echoing that bigotry.

"Our ruling class has opened a Pandora's box of racist rhetoric around migrants and allowed a space to open up in groups and individuals influenced by fascist ideology."

A Met Police spokesman said: “Police are aware of a march and protest that began in the Whitechapel area and which is expected to finish in Southwark. An appropriate policing plan is in place.”

"No arrests or injuries."