Overview

• Metropolitan Police estimated about 110,000 participants at the “Unite the Kingdom” march through central London on Saturday.
• Officers intervened to stop attempts to breach cordons, reported assaults on police, and made arrests, with local outlets citing at least nine detainees and injuries to officers.
• A counter-demonstration organised by Stand Up To Racism drew roughly 5,000 people, according to Associated Press estimates.
• International figures featured, including Éric Zemmour in person and Steve Bannon on the program, while Elon Musk appeared by video urging a dissolution of Parliament.
• Immigration dominated rally messaging alongside calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign, as Robinson’s criminal record and a pending October 2026 phone-PIN case framed the wider debate on free speech and public order.