1 hour ago What I saw at Saturday’s rally was racism, pure and simple. Labour won’t tackle it until we can call it what it is | Diane Abbott

Silence about the bigotry inherent in events like Tommy Robinson’s march will be seen by the thugs as tacit approval of their messageI have been on a great many political marches in my time. But Saturday’s rally, facing up to Tommy Robinson’s 110,000-strong “unite the kingdom” march in London, was the only one where I actually felt threatened.I was on the anti-racist counter march and we were outnumbered 20 to one. This was startling: on anti-racist marches, we usually easily outnumber the racists. The march organised by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was billed as “a free speech rally”, but free speech in this case seemed to mean people saying anything they wanted about only one subject: immigration.Diane Abbott has been the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters sectio...

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Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for the protest.

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5 h. ago 'Minority' who attacked police at 'Unite the Kingdom' rally 'will pay a price', minister says as up to 150,000 people march in London

'Minority' who attacked police at 'Unite the Kingdom' rally 'will pay a price', minister says as up to 150,000 people march in London  Sky News

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5 h. ago Musk call for Brits to ‘fight back or die’ denounced by minister

Tech billionaire’s comments to London march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson were ‘totally inappropriate’

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5 h. ago London protests latest: Musk’s speech at Tommy Robinson march denounced as ‘disgusting and inappropriate’

Musk made his comments in conversation with Robinson, also claiming a ‘dissolution of parliament’ and ‘change of government’ is needed in the UK

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The Unite the Kingdom rally resulted in 25 people being arrested in scenes of ‘unnacceptable violence’

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9 h. ago Met Police pledge after large crowds at Tommy Robinson protest

The “Unite the Kingdom” rally was attended by tens of thousands of people

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11 h. ago 'Unacceptable violence' at Tommy Robinson protest as 26 police officers injured and 25 arrested

Some police officers suffered broken teeth and broken noses as more than 100,000 people gathered in London for the Unite the Kingdom rally

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19 h. ago 100,000+ march in U.K. ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in London

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21 h. ago Police officers assaulted in clashes on London streets, as 110,000 march in anti

Police officers assaulted in clashes on London streets, as 110,000 march in anti-immigration protest  MSN

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21 h. ago 25 arrested and 26 police officers hurt at ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally

Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for the rally in central London, exceeding estimates made by organisers.

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21 h. ago Police injured at Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London

Police injured at Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London  BBC

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21 h. ago Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London

Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London  BBC

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22 h. ago Elgar on a ghetto blaster. A sea of flags and tributes to Charlie Kirk. VERY rude chants about Keir. Then the bottles and fists began to fly... IAN GALLAGHER attends the 110,000

Hard-Right activist Tommy Robinson and his supporters are definitely not everyone's cup of tea but it was they who gave the most vivid expression yet to the despair felt by many over migration.

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22 h. ago London protests LIVE: Arrests after 26 police officers injured during Tommy Robinson mass rally

Right-wing activist Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest is taking place at the same time as a Stand Up to Racism counter-march

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22 h. ago London protests live: Musk tells Tommy Robinson protesters ‘fight back or die’ as 25 arrested during huge march

Musk made his comments in conversation with Robinson, also claiming a ‘dissolution of parliament’ and ‘change of government’ is needed in the UK

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23 h. ago London protests LIVE: Bottles and flares thrown at police as 110,000 take part in Tommy Robinson rally

Right-wing activist Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest is taking place at the same time as a Stand Up to Racism counter-march

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24 h. ago Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers – UK politics live

Met police estimate 110,000 people attended rally, with smaller number of counter-protesters also presentMore than a hundred people have gathered outside Russell Square before the ‘march against fascism’ counter-protest against the ‘unite the kingdom’ march, featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Both are being held in central London on Saturday.According to the PA news agency, people in Russell Square milled around with placards that said “refugees welcome” and “oppose Tommy Robinson”. Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” started at about 11.20am, the news agency reports.The far right are a menace to the whole of society. Their first targets, asylum seekers and Muslims, are broadening to all migrants, black people and on to trade unionists, all religious minorities and anti-racists.This is going to be big, but we are also talking about movement to the right of Reform UK and we still don’t know where it is g...

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24 h. ago Most shocking moments from Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' rally

The far right march descended into violence with police and anti-racism protesters attacked in London’s streets

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24 h. ago London protests live: Musk tells Tommy Robinson protesters ‘fight back or die’ as nine arrested during huge march

Musk made his comments in conversation with Robinson, also claiming a ‘dissolution of parliament’ and ‘change of government’ is needed in the UK

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