Police monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine marchThe human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the Unite the Kingdom rally as “a march that brings racism, violence and fear to the streets of London”.The group’s UK chief executive, Kerry Moscogiuri, said the rally organised by Tommy Robinson aims to “whip up hatred towards Muslims, migrants and people of colour”.This rally is driven by a vicious combination of tech companies profiting off the amplification of hate online, funding by the likes of US tech billionaire Robert Shillman to further their own agendas and the scapegoating of migrants and people of colour for rising inequality by media commentators. Instead of countering this narrative, we have seen politicians responding by doubling down on racist rhetoric.” Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/may/16/far-right-unite-the-kingdom-rally-tommy-robinson-london-nakba-day-march-latest-news-updates