Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of London for a "Day of Rage" amid accusations organisers hijacked the Grenfell Tower disaster for political purposes.
The demonstration, started by Movement For Justice By Any Means Necessary (MFJ), was billed as a day of action for the victims of the inferno.
Coinciding with the Queen's Speech, police said 500 people joined the march, which aimed, according to the event page, to "bring down the Government".
Several people appeared to be detained by police as tempers flared in Whitehall near Downing Street with protesters and police squaring off as activists yelled angrily.
One man was restrained as he screamed in the face of an officer and another male protester was pinned to the floor by police.
As he was being carried away he repeatedly shouted he was a "peaceful" protester, while those watching chanted: "Let him go."
Another skirmish with police resulted in a man being led away in handcuffs, having been seen shouting at the protesters.
Pockets of the demonstration then began bickering among themselves in Parliament Square, while another section listened to speeches attentively.
Throughout the afternoon, "Justice for Grenfell" was yelled by the crowd, with many brandishing signs bearing the slogan.
Karen Doyle from the Movement for Justice promised further action, saying outside Downing Street: "I believe that we can have double, triple, quadruple the number on this demonstration on the streets."
The ClementJames Centre, which has been helping those displaced by the fire, earlier shunned the movement as opportunistic.
"We cannot emphasise enough how against this many of the affected residents we've spoken to are and they do not want their grief hijacked for any violent or destructive means," a spokesman said.
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