Fresh images of police restraining protesters during the Neo-Nazi rally in Piccadilly Gardens have emerged.

The rally was held to mark White Pride Worldwide with up to 100 protesters at the event on Saturday.

The protesters marched from a nearby pub to Piccadilly Gardens parading National Front and White Pride flags.

Although the main protest began at about 12.30pm, one far right protester had already been arrested by noon, after being bundled to the ground and carried into a police van by three officers.

Police confirmed six arrests at the rally, all believed to be men.

Two were held for failing to comply with police orders to leave the areas. Three were arrested for breach of the peace, although two were later de-arrested.

One man was held for assault but he too was de-arrested later.

During the rally the right wing group chanted ‘White Pride Worldwide’ and ‘White Power’ while left-wing opponents gathered in retaliation to what they called ‘racist scum.’

Jock Shearer, a White Pride steward at the organised protest, said: “We are not Neo Nazi’s. This is not a protest, it’s a celebration to celebrate being white. Just like other people celebrate being gay or black. We are just here to celebrate.

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“Why are we racists just because we are celebrating who we are. Where’s the problem in that?”

White Pride stewards insisted chants were limited to ‘White Pride Worldwide’ only, although some protesters were heard shouting ‘White power’ with another adding “foreign leeches off our streets”.

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Jock added: “We have 15 stewards on today and people shouting ‘white power’ or anything else will be told to stop that.”

When asked why the group chose to gather inside a pub before and after the event, Jock added: “This is a celebration. Are people not allowed to have a drink when they are celebrating. Why are we not allowed to celebrate what we are?”

It is also understood there was also a ‘nationalist disco’ and buffet after the event.

While the right wing group were penned in by a wall of police officers, left wing supporters chanted in retaliation, with some screaming in anger at the National Front supporters.

Nomo, 24, from Rossendale, said: “We’ve come here to show these racist scum that they are not welcome on our streets. All they want to do is come out and intimidate people and cause trouble.

“They’ve been in the pub and it’s clear they are all now intoxicated.”

Watch: Video footage from the rally

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Other left wing supporters shouted ‘Immigrants are welcome here’ and ‘Get off our streets’ in an attempt to drown the ‘racist’ chants from the opposing side,

There was a heavy police presence at Piccadilly Gardens, who expected between just 50-70 protesters, although there were more than 100 out in force.

The protest comes just weeks after the 300 members of the EDL marched through the city.