{"id":33706,"date":"2026-05-11T12:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33706\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:40:11","slug":"what-protests-are-happening-in-london-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33706\/","title":{"rendered":"What protests are happening in London this weekend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WEST<\/p>\n

It is set to be a busy weekend in the capital, with two major demonstrations scheduled to hit London\u2019s streets this Saturday.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators and activists taking to the streets have become a regular occurrence in the capital in recent months.<\/p>\n

It is expected to lead to an increased police presence in the capital, with the Metropolitan Police announcing they will impose strict conditions on routes and gathering points to “prevent serious disruption and serious disorder\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know about the protests scheduled for London this weekend.<\/p>\n

Unite the Kingdom protest<\/p>\n

A “Unite the Kingdom, Unite the West” rally, publicly supported by Tommy Robinson, is scheduled to proceed through the capital on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The last Unite the Kingdom protest was attended by between 110,000 and 150,000 people <\/p>\n

PA Archive<\/p>\n

Sir Keir said: \u201cWe will not allow people to come to the UK to threaten our communities and spread hate on our streets.”<\/p>\n

Joey Mannarino, a Right-wing US political commentator, has already been blocked from entering the UK by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood<\/a>, on the grounds that his presence was \u201cnot conducive to the public good\u201d.<\/p>\n

The march is expected to begin in the early afternoon, with the protest proceeding from Kingsway to Whitehall via Aldwych and the Strand.<\/p>\n

Robinson has called on attendees to not wear masks, drink alcohol excessively, and to be peaceful and respectful.<\/p>\n

Also on Saturday, the Stop the War Coalition<\/a> is planning its annual march to mark Nakba Day, which commemorates the 1948 displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel.<\/p>\n

According to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), the march is to \u201creaffirm our commitment to the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the refugees\u2019 right to return home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe march against the far right in Britain who glorify Israel\u2019s racism and brutality. Our unity and solidarity is stronger than their hatred and division.\u201d<\/p>\n

The protest, organised by the Palestine Coalition and Stand Up To Racism, will go from Exhibition Road to Waterloo Place via Brompton Road, Hyde Park Corner, and Piccadilly. <\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

People take part in a Nakba pro-Palestine demonstration and march in London <\/p>\n

PA Wire<\/p>\n

She said that antisemitic activity had taken place during the marches, and insisted the government was prepared to approve bans where necessary – but added that protest remained a “fundamental right” – and stressed that not everyone on the marches was antisemitic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is set to be a busy weekend in the capital, with two major demonstrations scheduled to hit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[15682,15681,27,554,34,250,1723],"class_list":{"0":"post-33706","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-activists","9":"tag-demonstrations","10":"tag-london","11":"tag-metropolitan-police","12":"tag-protest","13":"tag-protests","14":"tag-tommy-robinson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116555993874592148","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}