Media captionHundreds marched through Newport to oppose the Nato summit About 600 people have taken part in a march through Newport ahead of the Nato summit being held in the city. Police and council officials had warned the march might cause disruptions as rolling road blocks were put in place. More than 150 heads of state and ministers will attend the summit. A peace camp has been set up at the city’s Tredegar Park with more campaigners expected to arrive in the run up to the summit at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort from Thursday. A number of roads were affected during the march, which started from Newport Crown Court car park at 14:00 BST. Groups including Stop the War organised coaches with campaigners driven in from London, Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has helped organise a Counter Summit on Sunday at Cardiff County Hall with talks from political dissidents and peace activists. Police thanked protesters who took part in Saturday’s peaceful protest. Gwent Police Ch Supt Alun Thomas said: “The police service respects the right for peaceful protest and it was encouraging to work with the protesters to facilitate the march, which I am pleased to report passed without incident. “Our thanks go out to everyone for their cooperation and support today in Newport.” Newport City Council’s Labour councillors have sent an open letter to world leaders attending the summit calling for “political, not military, solutions” to the situation in Gaza amid hopes of a…more detail
