Laurence Fox declares ‘this is our community’ as he leads Tommy Robinson protest today
Meanwhile, others chanted: 'We want our country back.'
Laurence Fox led a crowd of ‘thousands’ through London’s Trafalgar Square as part of the far-right demonstration with Tommy Robinson this weekend.
The actor-turned-politician, 46, joined fellow protesters carrying Union Jack flags as they made their way towards a counter demo by Stand Up to Racism.
Live-streaming on X, Fox told the camera with a smile: ‘This is our community.’
Meanwhile, others chanted: ‘We want our country back.’
A statement by Stand Up to Racism said the organisation was ‘proud to be supporting the Stop Tommy Robinson demonstration alongside a host of unions and organisations.’
They added that Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – ‘is a former member of the Nazi BNP and founder of the English Defence League, and is mobilising a significant number of far-right thugs onto the streets of London.’
After Robinson gathered over 5,000 individuals for an ‘extremely Islamophobic’ and ‘dangerous’ event on June 1, Stand Up to Racism said it was ‘imperative’ that they responded with a mass protest ‘to show that we will not tolerate fascism in our society.’
The protests take place on the same day as London Trans Pride, with around 1,000 police officers deployed to ‘keep the peace’.
Consequently, The Met published maps in a bid to establish order, saying that Robinson’s rally had to assemble along The Strand and Fleet Street before heading down Aldwych and back along The Strand to Trafalgar Square.
They were instructed to remain in the Square until the end of the event at 5:30pm.
Meanwhile, the Stand Up To Racism group were told not to begin their procession until 1:30pm.
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