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TENS OF THOUSANDS DESCEND ON LONDON FOR FAR-RIGHT AND PRO-PALESTINE MARCHES – LIVE

TENS OF THOUSANDS DESCEND ON LONDON FOR FAR-RIGHT AND PRO-PALESTINE MARCHES – LIVE

By Guardian-Taz Ali in London-Sat 16 May 2026 13.15 BST

Police monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine march. Protesters gather as they prepare to march on the day of a ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, in London.

Protesters gather as they prepare to march on the day of a ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, in London. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

The march routes through London

Here is the map of the two routes being taken today:

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Protesters begin marching in central London

Both marches have now set off from their starting points.

As a reminder, the Unite the Kingdom rally began in Kingsway near Holborn while the pro-Palestine Nakba Day march gathered more than 3 miles away in Exhibition Road in Kensington.

People take part in Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march in central London. Photograph: Sam Hall/PA
People hold signs and flags as demonstrators from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign hold a march to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba and against the Unite the Kingdom rally. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters

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The march routes through London

Here is the map of the two routes being taken today:

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