Overview
- Metropolitan Police boosted deployments in central London and set Public Order Act limits on locations and timings for the gatherings.
- Police estimated roughly 1,000 attendees at the rally and about 200 at a counter‑protest, with two arrests reported including one for assaulting an officer.
- Robinson cast the event as a religious celebration and urged respectful conduct, though supporter emails described it as a stand against mass migration and cultural erosion.
- The Church of England released a ‘Christmas Isn’t Cancelled’ video as bishops in Southwark and other leaders warned against co‑opting faith to justify anti‑migrant rhetoric.
- Counter‑events included services and a Stand Up To Racism protest featuring Billy Bragg, while critics described Robinson’s Christian emphasis as a strategic rebranding.