Demonstrators filled central London on Saturday for the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson.
The Metropolitan Police deployed more than1,600 police across the city.
The march saw demonstrators arrive in Stamford Street near Waterloo Bridge at 11.30am before beginning their march towards the southern end of Whitehall.
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The event’s official website described it as “the largest outdoor free speech event the UK has ever seen,” featuring “truth-tellers” from across Europe and the US
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The Police have warned that the protest has become so busy that it is no longer possible for people to get into several streets in Westminster.
Bridge Street, Parliament Street and Whitehall are all full of protesters.
It has also been reported that police with riot shields have already clashed with protesters
The footage shared on X shows officers with riot shields pushing demonstrators back as they tried to enter a “sterile area” which had been created to keep protesters and counter-protesters apart.
The Met Police explained that officers were attacked with projectiles and had to use force to avoid their cordon being breached.
Tommy Robinson has urged the crowds to remain calm if they are unable to get close to the stage and hear speeches being made at the demonstration.
Taking to X, he wrote: “We understand people’s frustrations at not being able to get near the stage or the PA system.
“We are asking all of you, everyone who is understandably frustrated, to please remain calm and peaceful.
“Let’s keep things safe and civil.”
Yahoo News reports: He claimed ‘millions’ turned up to support his cause but the Metropolitan Police put the number of people there at about 110,000.
The force put the number at the counter Stand Up To Racism demonstration at about 5,000.
A force spokesman said estimates were difficult but it used CCTV and police helicopter footage to calculate the figures.
They conceded there would be differences between their estimates and that of the organisers.
Controversial figures including Katie Hopkins, Laurence Fox and Ant Middleton joined Robinson on his rally.
Middleton, Hopkins and an MEP for the populist German AFD party also featured in a video which Robinson titled ‘the A team’.
Along with other right-wing social media personalities, they were seen sitting and laughing around a table as they waited for the march to Whitehall to begin.
At the march, messages on flags and placards along London’s south bank said “Starmer is a paedo’s best friend”.
Others waved flags with the words “stop the boats”, “Charlie Kirk RIP” and “enough is enough, save our children”.
Several US and Israeli flags were also spotted among the crowd which gathered on and around Stamford Street.
More than 400,000 people were watching Robinson’s live stream on X, formerly known as Twitter, at one point during the rally – dubbed the ‘UK’s biggest free speech festival’.
