Far-right thugs attacked police and hurled projectiles at officers during Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom event in central London today – though some of his supporters appeared to have been bloodied in the event
Far-right thugs attacked police officers during Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally in central London.
Metropolitan Police officers had been working to keep the rally members separate from anti-fascist counter demonstrators as they both gathered near Whitehall. It is estimated some 1,000 officers were deployed to keep both groups from one another.
The Met said officers had to intervene in multiple locations in Whitehall to stop Unite the Kingdom protesters from trying to breach police cordons or getting to counter demonstrators. It added “a number of officers have been assaulted”.
“Officers were attacked with projectiles and have had to use force to avoid their cordon being breached,” the Met added. Photos taken from the rally showed a bloodied man appearing to confront police officers and needing to be held back.
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Videos shared by police also appeared to show numerous members of the Unite the Kingdom demonstrators clashing with police in Whitehall. The video also showed at least two projectiles being hurled at police with officers armed with shields forcing them back.
Police later said it was not possible for other people to enter areas of the rally. The force said on X/Twitter: “We’re working with organisers to provide exit routes for the crowds.”
While organisers of the event said more than a million people had attended, the Met police said about 110,000 had arrived for the event. Many people were seen waving England, British and Israeli flags during the rally.
They walked from the south bank after arriving in central London before they moved on to Whitehall. Tommy Robinson and actor-turned-activist Laurence Fox were at the event.
Robinson said during the protest: “Patriotism is the future, borders are the future.” He also claimed the march was the largest in UK history and claimed three million people had attended.
While the true figure is not known, the largest rally in UK history to date has been the 2003 Stop the War protest against the Iraq war that attracted between 750,000 and over 1million demonstrators – though some claim 2million were present.
