Overview

• The Met arrested a 56-year-old on suspicion of malicious communications after a video from the event appeared to call for Keir Starmer’s assassination, then released him on bail.
• Police say they expect about 50 further arrests linked to disorder, with eight people already charged with assault and public order offences.
• Officers reported 24 arrests on the day—23 linked to the rally and one to the counter‑protest—and said 26 officers were injured during clashes.
• Scotland Yard estimated attendance at roughly 110,000 to 150,000, while Elon Musk addressed the crowd via video with remarks the government called dangerous and inflammatory.
• Campaigners criticised what they called a two‑tier policing approach and questioned the decision not to use facial recognition, as about 5,000 people joined a nearby anti‑racism counter‑demonstration.