"The UK faces the fight of our times against the division exemplified by the Tommy Robinson-led march in London on Saturday, Keir Starmer has told his ministers in a robust if arguably belated response to the scenes in the capital. Starmer made the comments to Tuesday morning's meeting of his cabinet, Downing Street said. No 10 extended the criticism to Elon Musk, saying many Britons, particularly from minority backgrounds, would have felt intimidated by calls to violence from foreign billionaire."
"He added: He said we are in the fight of our times between patriotic national renewal and decline and toxic division. He said the government must heed the patriotic call of national renewal, and that this was a fight that has to be won. In the first response from the government, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, said on Sunday that he was not disturbed by the scale of the event."
A Tommy Robinson-led march in London drew about 110,000 people and included a video message from Elon Musk asserting that "violence is coming" and urging people to "fight back or you die." Police officers were attacked and the march was led by a convicted criminal, prompting concern that scenes sent a chill through many, particularly ethnic minority Britons. Keir Starmer told his cabinet the country faces a fight between patriotic national renewal and toxic division and said the fight must be won. Initial government responses praised free speech, prompting disquiet among some Labour MPs.
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