Around 1,000 police deployed amid Tommy Robinson protest and counter-march
Tommy Robinson (centre), whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, leads a protest march through London to Parliament Square where speeches will take place and a film will be shown. Groups from across the UK linked to football disorder are expected to attend the event the Metropolitan Police said. Picture date: Saturday June 1, 2024.
Around 1,000 officers are to be deployed to the streets of central London to try and “keep the peace” in a busy weekend of protests including a march led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, the Metropolitan Police have said.
His protest, set to move from the Royal Courts of Justice to a rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday, has triggered a counter demonstration by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice Project and Stand Up To Racism.
