Tommy Robinson Draws 60,000 in London, Urging Political Action Before 2029 Election
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Updated · The Guardian · May 16
Tommy Robinson Draws 60,000 in London, Urging Political Action Before 2029 Election
8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 16
About 60,000 people joined Tommy Robinson’s London rally, where he called it a “turning point for Britain” and urged supporters to register, join parties and prepare for a “battle of Britain” before the 2029 election.
The march, Robinson’s second major London mobilization in two years, was smaller than last September’s 150,000 turnout but still drew tens of thousands as Islamophobic and ethnonationalist material circulated through the crowd.
£4.5 million and about 4,000 officers were deployed to police Robinson’s event and a separate pro-Palestinian protest; the Met said 43 arrests had been made across both demonstrations by 7:30 p.m.
The government had already blocked 11 foreign nationals it called far-right agitators from entering the UK before the rally, while ministers and London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned organizers for spreading hatred and division.
Hope Not Hate said the movement’s growth may have stalled, but warned its scale remains “deeply worrying,” with Saturday’s turnout still far beyond anything Robinson’s old English Defence League achieved.
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