An anti-immigration protest will take place at Westminster, dubbed the Pink Protest, on October 1 between 10am and 2pm. The group claims to be protecting women and children and voicing women's opinions to the government. Conservative councillor Susan Hall also said that the group is fed up with illegal migrants in hotels in their communities in a Facebook post promoting the march.
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said the pockets of violence at the protest yesterday were completely unacceptable. In a post on X thanking the Metropolitan police for its work, he wrote: My thanks go to all the officers policing protests today. Most protestors were peaceful, but a number of officers were assaulted and arrests have been made. Violence and attacking police officers is completely unacceptable.
Thousands have gathered in central London for a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with a counter protest by anti-racism campaigners also taking place. Some 1,000 officers have been assigned to the demonstrations, the Metropolitan Police said, with barriers in place to create a "sterile area" between the two groups. "Today London stands tall in defence of one of our most vital rights free speech," Robinson wrote on X.
