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Police are appealing for information on 11 after a number of public order and assault offences took place during Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march in London.
Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out on the streets of the capital on Saturday 13 September, according to the Metropolitan Police.
Disorder led to 26 officers being kicked and punched on the day, with 24 arrests made during the rally.
The Met said it wants to speak to a further 11 people in connection with a range of public order and assault on emergency services offences.
An inspector from their Public Order Crime team said they are trawling through hundreds of hours of CCTV footage to track down those they’d like to question.
Detective Chief Inspector Natalie Norris added: ‘Public order policing doesn’t end when the event is over and since Saturday, our teams have been working to identify those involved in any criminality.
‘We have identified a number of people we want to speak to in connection with a range of offences – and we are asking for the public’s help to track them down.
‘As with any major event, we know people may have travelled from outside of London, so we’re asking for people across the country to take a look at those pictured and get in touch if they recognise anyone.’
The Met already made 24 arrests on Saturday over attacks on emergency workers, criminal damage, and public disorder.
The march saw 26 officers kicked and punched, while bottles and flares were also chucked police officers.
The youngest of those arrested was 19, while the oldest was 58.
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Three of those arrested were women and the rest were men. Eight people have been charged with assault and public order offences.
One person received a caution and 11 people have been bailed under investigation.
The event was organised by far-right activist Robinson and featured speakers including ex-actor Laurence Fox and X owner Elon Musk.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also told the crowd that ‘the revolution has started’, adding: ‘Today is the spark of a cultural revolution in Great Britain.
‘The traitors in Westminster are watching right now.’
The X owner appeared via video link to tell the crowd that ‘the left are the party of murder’ in a reference to the killing of Charlie Kirk.
The multi-billionaire also said that there was something ‘beautiful’ about being British, adding: ‘There is so much violence on the left, with our friend Kirk getting murdered in cold blood this week and people on the left celebrating it openly.’
However, a number of left-leaning politicians have condemned the killing of Kirk, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, whose sister Jo Cox was killed by a neo-Nazi outside of her constituency surgery in 2016.
In an interview with Channel 4 News, the Prime Minister described the demonstration as ‘plastic patriotism’, adding that it had been more than ‘just very bad behaviour’.
He said: ‘It sent a shiver through so many of our communities who now feel more scared than they did before. I understand that.’
Downing Street also condemned the comments made by Musk, branding them as ‘dangerous and inflammatory’.
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Over in the US, a number of high-profile left-wing politicians also condemned the killing and paid tribute to Kirk.
Former Vice President under Joe Biden and Democrat who ran against Trump in the 2024 US election, Kamala Harris, wrote on X: ‘I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.
‘Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.’
Democrat US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X: ‘The scourge of gun violence and political violence must end. The shooting of Charlie Kirk is the latest incident of this chaos and it must stop. We cannot go down this road. There is no place for it in America.’
Stand Up to Racism protesters held separate demonstrations, called March Against Fascism, in Whitehall on Saturday.
They numbered around 5,000 people, according to the Met Police and shouted ‘Tommy Robinson’s a wanker’ and ‘whose streets, our streets’.
Who has been charged after the disorder at the protests?
Eight people are facing charges, including assault and public order offences.
They included three men who appeared in court on Monday:
– Richard Hamilton, 42, from Glasgow, was charged with assault on an emergency worker and was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
– Matthew Wilkins, 55, from Waterlooville, Hampshire, was charged with breaching Section 14 of the Public Order Act and disrupting a person engaged in lawful activity and was remanded in custody.
– Jamie Brewer, 35, from Chelmsford, Essex, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court charged with actual bodily harm against a police officer.
The remaining five were:
– Lewis Siverns, 33, from Sandwell, West Midlands, was charged with assault on an emergency worker and bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday October 1.
– Aaron Wren, 36, from Rochester, Kent, was charged under Section 4A of the Public Order Act and bailed to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Monday September 29.
– James Moore, 50, from Barnstaple, Devon, was charged with common assault on a police officer and was bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday October 13.
– Paul Newman, 56, of from Uxbridge, west London, was charged with breach of a dispersal order and bail conditions not to enter the Borough of Westminster and was bailed to appear at the same court on the same day.
– Norman Richards, 58, from Thurrock, Essex, was charged with assault on a police officer and was bailed to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday October 13.
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