Demonstration of proportions in London. Tens of thousands of people took part in a march against the far right
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of central London on Saturday for a “March to stop the extreme right”, many demonstrators denouncing the leader of the United Kingdom Reform Party (Reform UK), Nigel Farage, who leads in opinion polls and was one of the main supporters of Brexit, Reuters, AFP and DPA report, quoted by Agerpres.
Supported by trade unions and civil society, the demonstration organized by the Together Alliance, which includes Amnesty International, the Unite union and the Stand Up to Racism association, among others, had brought together approximately 50,000 participants by 16:00 local time, according to the police.
This march comes almost six months after the one organized by far-right agitator Tommy Robinson, in which more than 150,000 people took part.
Demonstrators gathered at noon not far from Hyde Park, the terminus being the Whitehall area, where the main offices of the British government are located.
On some of the many placards carried by the protesters, the messages “No to racism!” could be read. and “You cannot divide us”.
Political figures were also present, including the leader of the British Green Party, Zack Polanski, and former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn.
“Our plan is simple: We will never give in to hate — when migrants are attacked, when hate is directed at our trans brothers, when Muslims are blamed for our country's ills,” Polanski said before Saturday's march.
Also on Saturday, a separate march was held in London, organized by the Palestine Coalition.
Participants in the two marches were to join, but this will only be allowed until 5:00 p.m. local time, London police said.
In recent opinion polls, Reform UK outperforms Prime Minister Starmer's Labor Party, as well as other traditional British parties.
