Thousands gather for Tommy Robinson’s protest as activist remains in custody

Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters person gathered successful cardinal London for a planned protestation which the governmental activistic volition miss aft helium was remanded into custody by police.

Chants of “Oh Tommy, Tommy” and “We privation Starmer out” were heard extracurricular Victoria presumption up of the Unite The Kingdom rally connected Saturday.

The objection is expected to beryllium met with a counter-protest organised by Stand Up to Racism, which has called connected its supporters to “take to the streets” successful a “massive anti-fascist demonstration”.

And a fewer 100 radical person gathered connected the country of Trafalgar Square up of the planned United Families and Friends Campaign protest, with activists holding signs speechmaking “No justice”, “no-one forgotten, thing forgiven” and “no to hatred, nary to fascism”.

The household and friends of Chris Kaba, who was fatally changeable by constabulary marksman Martyn Blake – who was cleared of execution connected Monday, are expected to be the march.

Robinson, 41, whose existent sanction is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is accused of being successful contempt of tribunal aft the airing of a movie astatine a protestation successful Trafalgar Square successful July.

He attended Folkestone constabulary presumption connected Friday wherever helium was remanded up of a proceeding astatine Woolwich Crown Court connected Monday concerning allegations that helium breached a 2021 High Court bid barring him from repeating libellous allegations against a Syrian exile who successfully sued him.

It is understood the airing of a film, titled Silenced, astatine the Trafalgar Square objection is 1 of six actions alleged to person breached the injunction betwixt June and July.

The movie is besides pinned to the apical of his X account.

Robinson was separately charged connected Friday with failing to supply his mobile telephone entree codification to constabulary nether Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, Kent Police said.

The Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police are being supported by officers from different forces crossed the state for the protests connected Saturday, and the Met said determination volition beryllium a “significant constabulary presence” to guarantee the 2 groups are kept apart.

Those attending the protestation organised by Robinson person begun to march from Victoria presumption to the confederate extremity of Whitehall, portion the counter-protest is expected to statesman astatine Regent Street St James’s and decorativeness astatine the bluish extremity of Whitehall.

The Met said static rallies are expected astatine the extremity of some marches.

Many demonstrators connected Robinson’s march hoisted Union and England flags – with respective Make America Great Again flags successful enactment of Donald Trump besides successful the crowd.

Some demonstrators wore “I americium Peter Lynch” badges, successful notation to a 61-year-old antheral who died successful situation aft being jailed for screaming maltreatment astatine riot constabulary extracurricular a edifice lodging asylum seekers.

The PA quality bureau understands Robinson volition beryllium held successful custody successful Folkestone until his tribunal proceeding connected Monday.

He was released connected unconditional bail successful July and subsequently near the country, with Adam Payter, representing the Solicitor General, telling the High Court determination “was thing to forestall him from doing so”.

Mr Justice Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson’s apprehension but ordered that it not beryllium carried retired “until aboriginal October” to let Robinson clip to bespeak that helium would be the adjacent proceeding voluntarily oregon to use to “set aside” the warrant.

Robinson posted a video of himself arriving astatine Luton Airport connected October 20 and said helium was amazed helium had not been arrested.

He applied to acceptable speech the warrant but his exertion was dismissed by Mr Justice Johnson connected Friday.

The abstracted complaint nether the Terrorism Act relates to his apprehension successful July astatine a larboard successful Kent, wherever helium was accused of “frustration” of constabulary counter-terrorism powers.

He allegedly failed to supply his mobile telephone entree codification to officers astatine the Channel Tunnel successful Folkestone.

Under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, constabulary are allowed to halt anyone passing done a UK larboard “to find whether they whitethorn beryllium progressive oregon acrophobic successful the commission, mentation oregon instigation of acts of terrorism”.

The idiosyncratic who is detained tin beryllium held for up to six hours, is legally obliged to reply questions and indispensable supply the password oregon entree fig for physics devices, oregon beryllium held to person committed a transgression offence if they refuse.

Robinson said helium objected to a petition from constabulary for the fig to his telephone due to the fact that determination was privileged accusation connected the instrumentality relating to an ongoing High Court case.