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Dozens of officers injured as up to 150,000 join Tommy Robinson rally
BBC ^ | Sep 13 | BBC

Posted on 09/13/2025 2:19:59 PM PDT by RandFan

Twenty-six officers have been injured while policing a protest organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, which saw up to 150,000 people march through central London.

Tensions flared at the Unite the Kingdom rally, with some protesters throwing bottles and other projectiles at police, the Metropolitan Police said – leaving four seriously hurt.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk spoke to protesters on Whitehall via videolink; while 5,000 people joined a nearby counter-protest organised by Stand Up To Racism.

The Met said 25 people had been arrested for a range of offences in what it described as "wholly unacceptable" violence.

A huge policing operation was put in place in central London with the Met deploying 1,000 officers and drafting in an extra 500 from other forces including Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Devon and Cornwall.

Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said they had "policed without fear or favour", knowing it would be challenging.

"There is no doubt that many came to exercise their lawful right to protest, but there were many who came intent on violence," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 150000; 1984; canyouhearusnow; elonmusk; tommyrobinson; uk; unitethekingdom
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1 posted on 09/13/2025 2:19:59 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

oh no

anyway


2 posted on 09/13/2025 2:22:33 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: RandFan

It was more than 150,000


3 posted on 09/13/2025 2:23:07 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: RandFan

I read somewhere else there was at least a million marchers.


4 posted on 09/13/2025 2:24:09 PM PDT by Andy'smom (Proud member of the basket of deplorables)
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To: RandFan

Sounds like the peasantry is getting uppity. Will they risk throwing Tommy Robinson in jail again?


5 posted on 09/13/2025 2:24:17 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Andy'smom

Yes it looked a lot , more than they’re saying. Place was rammed


6 posted on 09/13/2025 2:25:13 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

“by far-right activist “ The BBC is far-left, that is why you never see it used in their coverage.


7 posted on 09/13/2025 2:25:15 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Back the Blue?


8 posted on 09/13/2025 2:25:42 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Charlie Time


9 posted on 09/13/2025 2:26:27 PM PDT by Third Person
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To: Third Person

There was a lot of tributes and chanting of his name


10 posted on 09/13/2025 2:27:19 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
[which saw up to 150,000 people march through central London.]

don't make a MEME or complain on British Social Media - THAT IS NOW A CRIME under NAZI JACKBOOT '1984' THUG SIR KEIR STARMER

(UK Struggles to Find Free Speech Balance)

UK Struggles to SUPPRESS British Citizens' Free Speech
While Appeasing Invasion by Implementing '1984' Tyranny

(hat tip to another FReeper for images)

England 2025 is now '1984' in Real Time

Coming to a country near you should the Democrats get back in power

Tyrannical Globalists Unite!!!


["This Keir Starmer, in my opinion, is evil. IF YOU SPEAK OUT, HE'LL PUT YOU IN PRISON. And we've seen that with LUCY CONNOLLY. He wants people in prison. And lets remind ourselves, this is a man who has spent his life defending wronguns. He doesn't defend people like us, he defends wronguns and he'll put anybody above the best interests of the British people."]



'1984'






11 posted on 09/13/2025 2:27:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Frank Drebin

(It was more than 150,000)

Excellent!!


12 posted on 09/13/2025 2:27:51 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Fungi

Per BBC “Tensions flared at the Unite the Kingdom rally, with some protesters throwing bottles and other projectiles at police, the Metropolitan Police said – leaving four seriously .”

BBC declined to identify who was throwing projectiles? I wonder why? We all know the answer.


13 posted on 09/13/2025 2:30:00 PM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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To: RandFan

“...up to 150,000” meaning 150,000 tops. Take a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0HHZbvvQOE
I’m no expert but it looks like it might be a tad more than 150,000.

And which group is more likely to injure cops, patriots or the ‘Stand up to racism’ bunch.


14 posted on 09/13/2025 2:30:15 PM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: RandFan

UK state run media is gonna do its thing....


15 posted on 09/13/2025 2:35:24 PM PDT by PGR88
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I’ve seen reports of over 2 million. 1500 cops for 2 million is bad math for the cops.


16 posted on 09/13/2025 2:36:17 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: RandFan

One of the British Establishment’s biggest problem is the language of Britain, which is still English.

The greatest language ever invented for conveying truth.


17 posted on 09/13/2025 2:36:41 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Andy'smom

Steve Bannon aired a live feed from London on “War Room” this morning.

He said it was a marching crowd of one million.

Some of the people were carrying giant photos of Charlie Kirk and they were chanting, “Charlie, Charlie!”


18 posted on 09/13/2025 2:37:10 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Russia? China? Democrats and RINOs are the biggest threat to the survival of America.)
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To: RandFan
Fake news BBC. It is more like 3,000,000.


19 posted on 09/13/2025 2:37:34 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: RandFan

Sure has been a busy September. So far.


20 posted on 09/13/2025 2:38:10 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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