Overview

• Metropolitan Police estimated about 110,000 participants at the rally branded as a free‑speech march by organizer Tommy Robinson.
• A Stand Up To Racism counter‑demonstration drew roughly 5,000 people in a separate central London route, according to AP.
• About 1,000 officers were deployed to manage both events as police reported assaults on officers and interventions to stop breaches of cordons.
• International figures including Steve Bannon and Éric Zemmour featured at the event, reflecting cross‑border links among far‑right networks.
• Robinson invoked the killing of U.S. conservative influencer Charlie Kirk to mobilize supporters and remains legally embattled with prior convictions and an October 2026 court date over a phone PIN case.