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Hundreds of people have already turned out to march in central London as thousands of protesters are set to descend on the capital for a mass demonstration against the far-right.
Scotland Yard said there will be a significant police presence on Saturday as two large marches will converge in Westminster.
As Together Alliance’s rally formed up, chants such as “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” and “choose love” were heard, while placards were held up bearing slogans, including: “Migrants make our NHS”, “No to racism, no to Trump”, and “Refugees welcome, stop the far right”.
Saturday’s event – involving a march, speeches on Whitehall and a music event in Trafalgar Square, featuring former Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock – has been framed as an attempt to stand up against the “politics of division”.
Organisers say they are hopeful they have “intimidated the far-right” away from a counter-protest, and they expect the rally will be peaceful.
A march organised by the Palestine Coalition will form up separately before joining the Together Alliance for a rally on Whitehall.
A video message from London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan will be played to those gathered at the Whitehall stage and the leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski is expected to make a speech.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is one of a number of politicians who have joined today’s anti-racism march in central London.
Your Party co-founders Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn are also in attendance.
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Athena Stavrou28 March 2026 13:54
A small group of counter-protesters have attended today’s Together Alliance march in central London.
A small number of people were pictured holding Israeli flags as the march began.
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Athena Stavrou28 March 2026 13:43
There is a heavy police presence on Park Lane and Piccadilly in central London as the Together Alliance’s anti-racism march sets off towards Whitehall.
Police were seen lining the streets in preparation for the march, while stewards helping to organise the rally hand out maps of the route and marshal the protesters.
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Athena Stavrou28 March 2026 13:32
Today’s march against the far-right has gotten underway in central London, with aerial images showing the gathered crowds.
Event organisers, Together Alliance, shared the image on social media and wrote: “Biggest march against the far-right in British history.
“Happening now: Park Lane to Whitehall.
“You won’t want to miss it.”
Athena Stavrou28 March 2026 13:21
Diane Abbott joins people taking part in a Together Alliance march, through central London (Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Jeremy Corbyn pictured at the demonstration in London on Saturday (Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Tara Cobham28 March 2026 12:59
Crawford Logan, 76, from Stirling, Scotland, said he wanted to support both the protest against the far right, and the pro-Palestine march also taking place on Saturday.
He said: “There is a kind of dual purpose to this: there’s this march about the far right, but there’s also the Stop the War coalition as well, so you’ve got two major events on, and they are in parallel I think with the No Kings protests that are going on in the States today.
“And of course, it’s just very dangerous times.”
Asked whether he is worried about the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as a political force, Mr Logan said: “Absolutely. The people that think that Reform is the answer are not cottoning on to the fact that it’s actually just old Tories in disguise, and it’s still the same wealthy people who are stripping the country bare, and people who are being stripped bare still think that Reform is the answer.”
Crawford Logan, 76, said he is ‘absolutely’ worried about the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as a political force (PA Wire)
Tara Cobham28 March 2026 12:43
Paige Horsford, 34, a media and English teacher from New Romney, Kent, said she joined the Together march because she has witnessed racist incidents at her school.
She said: “This is my 10th year teaching, and it’s certainly the worst it’s ever been.
“Especially after the Unite the Kingdom rally in September, we had issues in our school surrounding that rally.
“Our kids’ parents had been, and then (pupils) were thinking that they could have free licence to be abusive in classrooms.”
Ms Horsford said pupils had been imitating accents and making “inappropriate” comments.
She said: “The other day, when a teacher who was of foreign descent was giving out warnings, one of the kids went, ‘Oh, is he gonna blow up if we keep on?’
“(There has been) a lot of low-level stuff and when I’m teaching media and we talk about newspapers, kids are saying, ‘it’s all because of the immigrants’, and, no, it isn’t.”
Tara Cobham28 March 2026 12:32
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
(Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Tara Cobham28 March 2026 12:19
Hundreds of people have turned out in support of the Together Alliance’s rally against the far right in central London.
As the march formed up, there were chants of: “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here”, and “choose love”.
Many protestors carried placards, bearing slogans such as: “Migrants make our NHS”, “No to racism, no to Trump”, and “Refugees welcome, stop the far right”.
People take part in a Together Alliance march through central London to demonstrate against the far-right on Saturday (Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
Tara Cobham28 March 2026 12:02
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said those in power have been using racism to “feather their own nests”, as he criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s comments around immigration.
In May last year, the Prime Minister said the UK risked becoming “an island of strangers”, in a speech about immigration.
Mr Kebede said ahead of the Together Alliance rally against the far-right on Saturday: “What we have seen – in the age of Trump in particular – is those in power using racism to feather their own nests, whether it’s Donald Trump, whether it’s Nigel Farage.
“And what’s even worse is we’ve seen the Prime Minister, instead of taking it on, tail-end it with the ‘island of strangers’ nonsense that he pedalled last year.”
He added: “The toxic climate that is taking place in society festers into schools. We’re seeing an increase in racist incidents, whether that’s directed towards teachers and support staff, or pupil-on-pupil, so it’s incredibly difficult at the moment.”
Tara Cobham28 March 2026 11:45