London police are preparing today for two parallel protests – by right-wing opponents of immigration and activists against racism, between which clashes are possible, which is why the police presence in the British capital has been increased, BTA reported, referring to Reuters.
A United Kingdom march organized by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, is expected to gather demonstrators outside London’s Victoria railway station before heading towards the buildings of the parliament.
At the same time, a counter-protest by anti-racism activists and trade unionists will gather at the other end of London’s Whitehall Street, the main thoroughfare to Parliament from the opposite direction, where many government buildings and offices are located.
At the end of July, there were days of unrest in many cities across Britain after the killing of three girls who were taking dance lessons in the seaside town of Southport, after misinformation spread on social media mistakenly identified the suspect as a Muslim immigrant, Reuters recalls .