JD Vance urges UK anti-immigration activists to ‘keep on going’

The Guardian ^ | Tue 19 May 2026 | Joseph Gedeon

[MinorityRepublican]

The US vice-president, JD Vance, has urged anti-immigration activists in the UK to “keep on going” after tens of thousands gathered for a rally in London.

Vance appeared to align himself with those who attended a march on Saturday where the far-right activist Tommy Robinson told supporters to prepare for the “battle of Britain”.

Organisers claimed that millions had attended his “unite the kingdom” event, but police estimated the number of demonstrators to be far lower, at about 60,000. The campaign group Hope Not Hate nevertheless said the scale of Robinson’s movement remained “deeply worrying”.

Addressing reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Vance claimed that “all over the west” there is “this idea that the way to generate prosperity is to bring in millions and millions of unvetted people and drop them into your neighborhoods”.

“And we simply reject that idea,” he said. “To everybody in the UK who rejects that idea, I’d encourage them to just keep on going. It’s OK to want to defend your culture. It’s OK to want to live in a safe neighborhood.”

At Saturday’s rally in London’s Parliament Square, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claimed the event was “a turning point for Britain”.

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[KarlInOhio]

Organisers claimed that millions had attended his “unite the kingdom” event, but police estimated the number of demonstrators to be far lower, at about 60,000

Just a wee bit different. Has anyone given a good estimate based on photography rather than hopes? Area of crowd coverage is pretty easy. People per unit area is a harder estimate, but should be calculable from a few samples on known areas.

[AFB-XYZ]

“To everybody in the UK who rejects that idea, I’d encourage them to just keep on going . . .".

I agree with Vance, and his words are correct. But IMHO, there is very little time left on the clock, and the Brits are going to have to do more than walk around "en masse" with flags. Do they have it in them? I hope so.

[HockeyPop]

There is no political off ramp.

[ek_hornbeck]

This is another example of why JD Vance and not Rubio should be the 2028 Republican nominee for President. Vance recognizes that massive Third World immigration is an existential threat to the US and to the entire Western world.

In stark contrast, Rubio doesn't give a damn about mass immigration from the Third World - before he joined the Trump administration, he openly favored amnesty for illegal immigrants and increases in legal immigration quotas, he's just keeping those views quiet now.

[PGalt]

Thanks; YES

[dfwgator]

Britain is just rearranging the deck chairs on The Titanic.

[AFB-XYZ]

Britain is just rearranging the deck chairs on The Titanic.

I hope that's premature. Always had a soft spot for the Brits (blood kin on my father's side), and can attest to how, once in a blue moon, they revert back to the berserkers they used to be. Distinctly uncomfortable to behold. Can they do it again? Unknown. They're almost out of time.