Tommy Robinson supporters gathering in London to protest Robinson's jailing clashed with police at a Whitehall demonstration amid calls to free the English Defence League founder.

Robinson was arrested on May 25 outside Leeds Crown Court for reporting on a pedophile grooming trial. After a brief court proceeding in which he did not have access to his lawyer, he was handed a 13-month prison sentence for violating the terms of a suspended sentence on a similar offense.

Over 600,000 people have signed a petition urging Theresa May to step in and free Robinson.

A squad of riot police blocking the gate down the mall leading to Buckingham Palace got into a scuffle with protesters, who appeared to throw bottles, traffic cones and metal barriers at the officers.

Tommy Robinson supporters clashing with police earlier at Trafalgar Square following the #FreeTommyMarch. pic.twitter.com/z6QR30SQ04

— James Cropper (@JamesCropper95) June 9, 2018

At one point the police just cut bait and ran:

Supporters of Tommy Robinson #FreeTommy attacking Police officers and the officers legging it.

Btw "Let's not bring race into this" but imagine this was carnival