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9:23 14.09.2025 •
Protesters wave Union Jack and St George's England flags during the 'Unite The Kingdom' rally on Westminster Bride by the Houses of Parliament
Nine people have been arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters hurled missiles at police officers in what is thought to be the largest right-wing demonstration in British history, ‘The Daily Mail’ reports.
The ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march saw 110,000 anti-migrant activists march through central London on Saturday, with police reporting that they faced 'unacceptable violence' as they sought to control the crowds.
The event, organised by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim activist Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, met at Stamford Street near Waterloo Bridge before making its way to the southern end of Whitehall.
Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been spotted amongst crowds as he joined the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march in central London
A counter-protest organised by group ‘Stand Up To Racism’ (SUTR) formed at the other end of Whitehall with 5,000 in attendance, according to official Met Police figures.
The Met Police said it had faced 'significant aggression' from violent Unite The Kingdom protesters who they say assaulted officers and peppered them with missiles.
Swathes of pro-Robinson demonstrators turned out bedecked in Union Jacks and England flags, with many bearing pictures of Charlie Kirk, the American conservative activist who was shot dead in Utah on Wednesday.
As violence broke out among Unite The Kingdom protesters, police officers faced 'significant aggression' and were seen struggling to keep activists from breaching their lines and gaining access to counter-protesters, who were all but surrounded.
Police officers scuffle with protesters at the ‘Unite The Kingdom’ march
Initially small scuffles between protesters and police broke out, with activists pushing and shoving, and officers seen drawing batons in response, before projectiles were thrown and officers assaulted.
Just before 5pm the Met said it had made nine arrests. A spokesperson said: 'The turnout for the 'Unite the Kingdom' protest was too big to fit into Whitehall.
'Protesters left the route onto Victoria Embankment and sought to access Whitehall from multiple directions.
'When officers moved in to stop them they faced unacceptable violence. They were assaulted with kicks and punches. Bottles, flares and other projectiles were thrown.
'Nine arrests have been made so far for various offences, but many more people have been identified as committing offences. We will find them and they will face police action, even if it is not possible to do so today.
Protesters in support of the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march descend on Stamford Street, London
The violence continued into the evening as further scuffles broke out between police and Tommy Robinson supporters as they moved towards Whitehall.
Speaking ahead of the rally Robinson, real name Yaxley-Lennon, told supporters the 'revolution is on' in a video posted to X where he claimed his Unite the Kingdom protest was the largest demonstration in British history.
The far-right activist told his followers that London was full of 'patriots' before saying 'the spark has started, the revolution is on'.
In his video call into the protest, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed a 'dissolution of Parliament' and a 'change of Government' is needed in the UK.
He said: 'I really think that there's got to be a change of Government in Britain. You can't - we don't have another four years, or whenever the next election is, it's too long.
'Something's got to be done. There's got to be a dissolution of Parliament and a new vote held.'
Tommy Robinson then claimed that the UK courts found the rights of undocumented migrants supersede those of the 'local community'.
He said: 'Last week, they took Epping community to court and they said in court that the rights of migrants, undocumented migrants that we know nothing about, supersede the rights of the local community.
'They told the world that Somalians, Afghanis, Pakistanis, all of them, their rights supersede yours – The British public, the people that built this nation.'
He was referring to a Court of Appeal decision to overturn an injunction blocking asylum seekers being housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.
He told the crowd: 'The revolution has started. They managed to silence us for 20 years with labels.
'Racist. Islamophobe. Far-right. They don't work anymore. The dam has well and truly burst. The cat is out of the bag and there is no putting it back in. The silent majority will be silent no longer.'
The Met is deploying 1,600 officers as Yaxley-Lennon supporters and opposing demonstrators, who are hosting the 'March Against Fascism', stage rival rallies.
The rival groups of protesters were just meters apart at points during the day
On Friday Muslim Londoners were told not to avoid the capital today despite the risk of clashes between rival groups.
Commander Clair Haynes, who is overseeing the policing operation, said she recognised there were concerns for London's Muslims ahead of Robinson's march given the record of anti-Islam rhetoric from the activist and his supporters.
'There have been some suggestions that Muslim Londoners should change their behaviour this Saturday, including not coming into town,' she said.
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