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The student head of a Cambridge equality group has claimed that "all white people are racist" amid violent protests in London.

Jason Osamede Okundaye, who manages the Black and Minority Ethnic society at Cambridge University, posted the outburst on Twitter during the violent protests in Hackney, east London, last night (July 28).

A tweet from the 20-year-old's account also said that white people had "colonised" Dalston and ordered them to go back to areas such as Exeter.

The tweet from Mr Okundaye read: "ALL white people are racist. White middle class, white working class, white men, white women, white gays, white children they can ALL geddit."

Another added it was "absolutely delicious" to watch "middle-class white people despair over black people protesting in their colonised Dalston."

The Twitter profile has now been made private.

A spokesman for Cambridge University said: "The College is looking into this matter and will respond appropriately."

Protesters threw bottles at police, launched fireworks and burned mattresses in the street last night as tensions mounted over the death of Mr Charles on July 22.

The 20-year-old father-of-one was caught on CCTV being thrown to the floor by a male policeman.

His death has led to accusations of excessive force and police brutality from the local community, with a police watchdog launching an investigation.

Last night, during a violent demonstration in Hackney, protesters blocked off roads with wheelie bins, rubbish bags and broken tables.

(Image: Lauren Hurley/PA Wire)

Mattresses were burned in the street as around 150 people, many holding Black Lives Matter banners, brought traffic to a standstill.

The violence drew parallels with the London riots in 2011, which were sparked by the police shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan in Tottenham.