Hundreds of demonstrators picketed an appearance by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen at Britain's prestigious Oxford Union debating society on Thursday, reports Yahoo! News.
Protesters held up placards with slogans such as "Le Pen never again" and "Oxford Union is offering a platform for fascists".
Over 500 people had signed a petition to the Oxford Union, a debating society for students attending Oxford University in southern England, demanding it rescind the invitation to the leader of France's National Front.
"I'm here today because Marine Le Pen is racist and we need to tell her her racism is not welcome here in Oxford," said protester Sarah Bates, 25, a student and member of Oxford Unite Against Fascism, one of the groups that organised the protest.
But others waiting to attend said it was important that Le Pen be heard.
"Le Pen is such an important political player in France, itâ's really important that we have the opportunity to come and hear her speak and really understand what her views are and where she's come from," said student William Rees, 19, as he waited to attend the debate.
Le Pen took over the reins of the far-right party from her father Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2011 and is widely expected to make a bid for the French presidency in 2017.