Overview

• Keir Starmer used a newspaper column to warn that populists are using national symbols to fuel hatred and to cast the choice as between responsible patriotism and self‑serving agitators.
• The Metropolitan Police say investigations into the Sept. 13 London rally are ongoing after 26 officers were injured and at least 24 people were arrested, with further action expected.
• Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called for Parliament to question Elon Musk and for Ofcom to investigate X under the Online Safety Act.
• Fresh tensions flared in Glasgow on Saturday as anti‑immigration demonstrators and anti‑racist counter‑protesters clashed in the city center under a heavy police presence.
• Senior church leaders condemned the co‑opting of Christian symbols at the London event and said the protest included racist, anti‑Muslim and far‑right elements, as reporting highlighted Musk’s video message telling attendees to “fight back” or “die.”