Met Police to put 1,600 officers on streets as London braces for violence ahead of Tommy Robinson pr

The Metropolitan Police has called in hundreds of reinforcement officers from across the UK and is seeking to reassure Muslim Londoners ahead of Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” protest. Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s “free speech” rally on Saturday, while Stand Up To Racism UK has organised a counter-demonstration expected to attract a similar number. The Met will also deal with policing several football matches, including derbies between West Ham and Tottenham and Brentford and Chelsea, while Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Fulham all play fixtures at home. More than 1,600 officers will be deployed as part...