The Met police have confirmed that six people have been arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters invade the Stand Up To Racism counter-demo area.
The force added that this included an incident where a flare was set off, an arrest near Waterloo after an officer was spat at and four arrests in Whitehall after Stop the Isolation protesters entered the Stand Up To Racism rally area in breach of conditions.
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Thousands of protesters from opposing sides gathered across Central London, with one group marching in support of Tommy Robinson, while another held a counter-protest against racism.
The police deployed additional officers in a bid to keep the groups separated and maintain order.
The Robinson supporters, marching under the banner of “Stop the Isolation” or “Unite the Kingdom,” assembled outside Waterloo Station before marching towards Westminster.
Before setting off from outside Waterloo station, the protestors sang ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and chanted “We want Starmer out.” People at the front of the march carried a banner reading “free political prisoners” and “stop the isolation.”
Chants of “We want our country back” and “We want Tommy out” were sung as the demonstration set off, with protesters carrying flags bearing slogans including “Free Tommy Robinson” and “Stop the Boats.”
Protesters carried flags with “Free Tommy Robinson” written on it, while others wore face masks of the political activist.
Some demonstrators were wearing “MEGA – Make England Great Again” hats and “I am Tommy” stickers with many attendees livestreaming the event on their phones.
Meanwhile, a protest organised by Stand Up To Racism started at St. James’s Street, south of Piccadilly Circus on their march to march to Whitehall via Piccadilly Circus and Haymarket before a rally at the Trafalgar Square end. …
Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison in October after the Solicitor General took legal action against him for breaching a High Court injunction made in 2021.
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Richard Eldred is an Associate Editor of the Daily Sceptic. He spent close to two decades working in broadcast journalism in Hong Kong before returning to the U.K. in 2022. This article was first published HERE
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