"Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London for a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, as support for the anti-immigrant Reform UK party soars across the country. London's Metropolitan Police estimated that Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally drew about 110,000 people on Saturday, crowds marching from two directions Waterloo Bridge and Lambeth Bridge and converging on Whitehall, next to the United Kingdom Parliament."
"chanting [Keir] Starmer is a w***** as they flocked to see famous far-right speakers next to the UK Prime Minister's Downing Street residence, including Robinson, Katie Hopkins, and Steve Bannon. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and is known for his anti-immigrant and anti-Islam views, billed the march as a demonstration for free speech, British heritage and culture, pumping up the crowd with claims that migrants now had more rights in court than the British public, the people that built this nation."
Tens of thousands of people marched in London for the Unite the Kingdom rally led by Tommy Robinson, with the Metropolitan Police estimating about 110,000 attendees. Crowds marched from Waterloo Bridge and Lambeth Bridge and converged on Whitehall near Parliament. Attendees waved Union Jacks, St George's Cross flags and Israeli flags and chanted abuse at Labour leader Keir Starmer while hearing speeches from Robinson, Katie Hopkins and Steve Bannon. Robinson billed the event as a defense of free speech, British heritage and culture and claimed migrants had more rights in court than the British public. The Met deployed more than 1,600 officers, reported assaults on officers, made nine arrests and deployed mounted units. A counterprotest of about 5,000, attended by Zarah Sultana and Diane Abbott, held signs welcoming refugees and opposing the far right.
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