"There is no doubt that many came to exercise their lawful right to protest, but there were many who came intent on violence,"
"They confronted officers, engaging in physical and verbal abuse and making a determined effort to breach cordons in place to keep everyone safe."
"We are both subject to the same process of the great replacement of our European people by peoples coming from the south and of Muslim culture, you and we are being colonized by our"
A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew an estimated 110,000 to 150,000 participants and was presented as a free-speech demonstration. A small group of supporters clashed with police who were separating them from counterprotesters; officers were punched, kicked and struck by bottles. Reinforcements with helmets and riot shields supported more than 1,000 officers on duty. Twenty-six police officers were injured, four seriously, including broken teeth, a concussion, a possible broken nose and a spinal injury. At least 25 people were arrested for violent disorder, assaults and criminal damage. A rival counterprotest had about 5,000 marchers.
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