Hundreds take part in London's Million People March

Author Anthony Spencer said: "We protect dead statues. Let’s protect people for a change. Let’s protect black people."

Protesters marching in Notting Hill, west London, today in lieu of the annual carnival. (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of west London to take part in the first-ever Million People March to protest against systemic racism in the UK.

Organisers hope the march will continue the conversations about race started by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and give the BAME community “a louder voice”.