"Armoured vehicles, police horses, dogs, drones and helicopters were deployed along with about 4,000 officers on duty to avoid clashes between Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march and the pro-Palestine rally. A total of 43 arrests were made at both marches, police said."
"Organisers of the pro-Palestine rally, which began in South Kensington before heading to Waterloo Place, estimated at least a quarter of a million people attended, while the police previously estimated 30,000 would attend. Diane Abbott MP was among the attenders and told demonstrators that those gathered faced a common enemy in the far right."
"They are viciously right-wing, viciously racist, they are anti-black, anti-Muslim, and viciously antisemitic. We have to come together to fight the racists, to fight the fascists, to fight the antisemites."
"Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told supporters in Pall Mall that Westminster needs a change in policy not personalities. The Your Party co-founder said: Whatever happens to Keir Starmer, I don't know if he's going to survive the coup, he should know about coups. I know about coups. I know what goes on. But I would say that if there's to be a change, it's got to be a change of policy, not the personalities."
A pro-Palestine rally in London drew tens of thousands of attendees on the same day as a protest organised by Tommy Robinson. Armoured vehicles, police horses, dogs, drones, and helicopters were deployed, with about 4,000 officers on duty to prevent clashes between the Unite the Kingdom march and the pro-Palestine rally. Police reported 43 arrests across both marches. Protesters carried banners including “Bristol stands with Palestine,” “Stop Trump,” “Stop Farage,” and “Free Palestinian Hostages,” and many wore keffiyehs. Diane Abbott MP told demonstrators they faced a common enemy in the far right, describing it as racist, anti-Muslim, and antisemitic. Jeremy Corbyn said Westminster needed policy change rather than personality change.
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