Massive demonstration in London against illegal immigration and for freedom of speech (videos)

Hundreds of thousands of radical took to the streets of cardinal London connected Saturday, carrying English flags, successful a demonstration organized by Tommy Robinson.

By midday, tens of thousands of protesters had gathered connected the streets southbound of the River Thames earlier heading to Westminster, spot of the British Parliament arsenic portion of the “Unite the Kingdom” march.

In the past, Robinson has managed to rally tens of thousands of his supporters again astatine marches helium has organized, specified arsenic successful July 2024 erstwhile thousands of radical took to the streets.

Speakers astatine Saturday’s rally included erstwhile Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon, among others. The president of the French enactment “Recapture”, Eric Zemour, was expected to beryllium present.

London constabulary person announced they volition deploy much than 1,600 officers crossed the British capital, of which 500 person been seconded from different areas.

Meanwhile, a counter-demonstration by the “Stand up to Racism” leftist organisation, called “March Against Fascism”, was planned nearby.

Robinson’s protesters waved flags of England, arsenic good arsenic the US and Israel. Others wore hats emblazoned with US President Donald Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) slogan. One antheral adjacent held a woody transverse that work “RIP Charlie Kirk.”

At the aforesaid time, they were chanting slogans against British Prime Minister Kir Starmer and had banners immoderate of which work slogans specified arsenic “Send them home” and “Stop the boats” successful a notation to the migrant boats crossing the Channel to Britain.

Illegal immigration has go a cardinal governmental contented successful Britain successful caller months, much truthful than the country’s hard economical situation. The summertime has been peculiarly tense, with galore anti-immigrant protests and riots extracurricular hotels hosting asylum seekers.

Since the commencement of the twelvemonth more than 28,000 migrants person crossed the English Channel successful tiny boats to scope British shores.

“Hundreds of thousands person already filled the streets of cardinal London arsenic we unite arsenic 1 for our freedoms,” helium wrote successful X.

Who is Tommy Robinson

Robinson, whose existent sanction is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is simply a writer who, arsenic helium says, “exposes the evils of the state”. Among his supporters is billionaire Elon Musk.

Robinson has called today’s march a solemnisation of escaped speech. He is besides expected to wage tribute to Charlie Kirk, the American blimpish activistic who was murdered connected Wednesday.