London’s Unite the Kingdom Rally: Violence, Far-Right Voices, and the Immigration Backdrop Explained

Violence erupted in London as over one lakh people joined the “Unite the Kingdom” rally led by far-right influencer Tommy Robinson, resulting in 24 arrests and 26 injured police officers after clashes with marchers carrying anti-immigrant slogans such as “Stop the Boats” and “Send Them Home.” Marketed as a free speech rally, the march drew global attention with Elon Musk calling for regime change in Britain via a video message and French politician Eric Zemmour declaring that Europeans were being “colonised by their former colonies,” while a counter-rally of 5,000 gathered in support of migrants. In this Indian Express Explainer, we break down what happened at the rally, who Robinson is, and why immigration has become such a heated fault line in UK politics today.