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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Police arrest 43 at ‘unite the kingdom’ and pro-Palestine marches in London

A large crowd at the front of the 'unite the kingdom' rally wave various flags.
The Met estimated Saturday’s event drew 60,000 people, well short of the million or more organisers were hoping for. Photograph: Andrea Domeniconi/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Tommy Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rally failed to get the huge numbers it wanted to march through London, with police confident that the crowd at his protest on Saturday was less than half the size of that at an event last year.

The far-right rally happened on the same day as a pro-Palestinian march, and the Metropolitan police said 43 arrests were made during the two events.

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