Demonstrators have used CS spray on police during a demonstration against gentrification in Brixton.
A spokesman for the protest confirmed the spray was used after members of the Metropolitan Police entered the protest area.
Reclaim Brixton said it was in a "fight against gentrification" which it said was "killing" the area of south London.
On its Facebook page, the group said: "Today vibrancy is sold to garnish property development posters and overpriced bar branding, but in doing so, it is also slowly being killed.
"Social diversity is driven out by lack of truly affordable housing. Local businesses are driven out by increasing rents and redevelopment schemes that benefit national and multinational businesses, siphoning money out of the area.
"Local spaces for people to meet, celebrate, get support or education are being decimated. Brixton's vibrancy now has a question mark on it."
The spokesman continued to say that during the planned event it had also removed further police officers who had gained access to Brixton Town Hall and protesters were "monitoring" the situation.
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