Arrests mark Tommy Robinson rally as London sees heavy policing

Thousands joined Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally in central London, but arrests were made as police deployed about 4,000 officers, drones and live facial-recognition cameras; banners carried anti-immigrant, Islamophobic and antisemitic messages, with flags including Israeli and Iranian monarchist symbols. Robinson urged supporters to engage in politics, while Amnesty International condemned the gathering as promoting racism and fear. Ahead of the rally, 11 foreign far-right agitators were barred from entering the UK.