Tens of thousands march in London in immigration, pro‑Palestinian protests

Tens of thousands of people marched through central ​London on Saturday in two separate protests – one against high levels of immigration and another in support of Palestinians. Police deployed ‌4,000 officers, including reinforcements from outside the capital, and pledged “the most assertive possible use of our powers” in what they called their biggest public order operation in years. By 1200 GMT, shortly after both marches started, police said they had made 11 arrests for a range of offences. They had earlier forecast turnout of at least ​80,000. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday accused organisers of the Unite the Kingdom march of “peddling hate and division, plain and simple”. The march ​was organised by anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. The government barred 11 people it described ⁠as “foreign far-right agitators” from entering Britain to address the protest. A previous protest led by Robinson in September drew around 150,000 people, police said, and ​featured a video address by US tech billionaire Elon Musk. More than 20 people were arrested, and police are still seeking more than 50 suspects. The post Tens of thousands march in London in immigration, pro‑Palestinian protests appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.