Over 1 lakh anti-immigration protesters march in London, several cops assaulted
Tommy Robinson's "Unite the Kingdom" march was attended by around 110,000 people, who were kept apart from a "Stand Up to Racism" counter-protest nearby attended by around 5,000.
Central London on Saturday witnessed one of the largest right-wing demonstrations in recent UK history, with over 100,000 protesters marching under the banner of the anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson. The police also reported that several officers were assaulted during the demonstrations.
The event, known as the "Unite the Kingdom" march, was reported by police to have drawn approximately 110,000 participants.
Robinson’s rally took place alongside a "Stand Up to Racism" counter-protest, which attracted around 5,000 people.
The Metropolitan Police had to intervene multiple times throughout the day to prevent clashes, including stopping "Unite the Kingdom" demonstrators from entering “sterile areas” set up between the two protests, breaching police cordons, or approaching opposing groups.
A number of protesters wore “Make America Great Again” hats associated with US President Donald Trump.
Slogans critical of Prime Minister Keir Starmer were chanted and placards with messages such as "send them home" were visible.
Some attendees even brought children to the event.
The French far-right politician Éric Zemmour was also invited to speak. He told protesters they were subject to “the great replacement of our European people by peoples coming from the south and of Muslim culture”, adding that “you and we are being colonised by our former colonies”.
The huge turnout meant attenders could not be contained within Whitehall, the endpoint of the march, where the rally was being held. The swelling numbers resulted in clashes with police with the Met saying officers “faced unacceptable violence” after being “assaulted with kicks and punches. Bottles, flares and other projectiles were thrown.”
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