A man has been photographed urinating on the memorial of PC Keith Palmer as far-right hooligans have descended on the capital to oppose anti-racism marches.

The image shows a man relieving himself over the plaque left for the heroic officer who was stabbed to death during the 2017 terror attack. 

The chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation Ken Marsh has condemned the “disorder and unruliness” witnessed at the far-right protests in the capital today, which saw violent clashes between demonstrators and police.

A picture circulating online shows a man, who was part of the protest, urinating next to the memorial of Pc Palmer, the police officer who was stabbed to death in the 2017 terror attack in Westminster.

He said: “It’s horrendous. The man urinating next to Keith Palmer’s memorial is disgusting.

“How can a human being behave like that? I don’t get it, it’s beyond belief.

“A faction of people today [Saturday] only had one intention – to be violent and unlawful, they didn’t come here to protect the statues, it’s just disorder and unruliness.

“I suggest serious custodial sentences in relation to assaults on police and others, criminal damage and urinating next to the memorial of heroes.”

Pc Keith Palmer was stabbed to death during the 2017 Westminster attack (Metropolitan Police/PA)

His views were echoed by Senior Tory MP Rob Halfon, who described the protester’s behaviour as “horrific”.

Mr Halfon, the chair of the Commons Education Committee, said he hoped the perpetrator was tracked down and jailed.

“This is just so horrific. I hope they find this individual and lock them up and throw away the key,” he told the PA news agency.

“This is not the kind of country we are. I feel every possible good wish to the family of Pc Palmer, who did so much to keep us safe.”