Far right group National Action were forced to cancel their “White Man March” though Liverpool on Saturday following a backlash by anti-fascist groups.

Six people were arrested and one man was treated for facial injuries during protests in Liverpool city centre.

National Action cancelled their march after two earlier counter-protests by the Anti-Fascist Network, Britain’s largest anti-fascist organisation, and Unite Against Fascism, to protect the city centre from the planned rally.

Hundreds of protesters surrounded the white supremacists at Lime Street station, which resulted in them being locked in the lost baggage facility with the shutters closed.

According to the Liverpool Echo, before this weekend’s events the neo-Nazi group had written to Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson, saying they looked forward to “a National Action-packed weekend of ethnically-enriched chaos and mayhem”.

Last month more than 2,000 people signed a petition asking the police to protect Liverpool’s Jewish community from the neo-Nazi rally in the city, which was due to take place on August 15.

Although at that time there was little police or the CST could do, Chief Inspector Chris Gibson of Merseyside police said on Saturday: 'We worked with partners to ensure minimum disruption to businesses and residents and we'd like to thank the public for their patience while these marches were ongoing in the city.

'The force recognises the right of people to demonstrate peacefully and express their views but the force will not tolerate disorder anti-social behaviour during any demonstrations in Merseyside.'

This follows the cancellation in July of a rally by neo-Nazis planned to take place in the London suburb of Golders Green , where a large Jewish community lives. The rally was moved by police on public safety grounds.