Today in London, a major protest event called the "Unite the Kingdom" march took place, organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson. The protest drew approximately 110,000 participants and was mainly focused on anti-immigration themes. The main protest route went through central London, including areas around Westminster Bridge, the Thames, Big Ben, and extending near Waterloo. There were clashes with police as some protesters tried to breach barriers separating them from a counter-protest by about 5,000 anti-racism demonstrators near the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall. The clashes involved violence against police officers, with 26 officers injured and 25 arrests made. Police had to use mounted reinforcements, riot shields, and protective gear to manage the situation. The protest march exceeded expected numbers, rendering the designated route too small, causing some crowd spillover into adjacent streets such as Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall Place, and Northumberland Avenue. In summary, today's protests in London were centered mainly in the central areas around Westminster Bridge, Whitehall, Parliament Square, the Thames embankment, and nearby streets, involving a far- right march and a counter-protest separated by police lines, with reports of violent confrontations.
