{"id":37444,"date":"2026-05-15T18:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/37444\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:09:14","slug":"unite-the-kingdom-and-nakba-78-london-marches-tube-rail-and-bus-services-affected-and-road-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/37444\/","title":{"rendered":"Unite the Kingdom and Nakba 78 London marches: Tube, rail and bus services affected and road closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/newsletter_we_final_embed_desktop.png\" alt=\"WEST END FINAL\" width=\"158px\" height=\"158px\" class=\"sc-eEbqID ecGikU\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/tube\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tube<\/a>, rail stations, bus routes and roads in central London are set to be impacted by two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/marches\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">marches<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Around 50,000 people are expected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/met-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metropolitan Police<\/a> to attend a Unite the Kingdom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/protest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">protest<\/a>, and 30,000 a pro-Palestinian Nakba 78 demonstration. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778868554_264_2235235931.jpg\" width=\"5634\" height=\"3749\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Protesters clash with police officers in Trafalgar Square during the Unite the Kingdom march last September&lt;\/p&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Protesters clash with police officers in Trafalgar Square during the Unite the Kingdom march last September<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Underground stations could also be closed at short notice if police warn of a danger of overcrowding or other threats such as violence erupting inside the travel hubs.<\/p>\n<p>The force is also braced for football hooligans to join the Unite the Kingdom rally.<\/p>\n<p>Extensive road closures are expected in the immediate vicinity of both march routes, with hundreds of police deployed with riot gear.<\/p>\n<p>But which streets are shut may well change during the day as police respond to the \u201clarge crowds\u201d attending the protests and seek to ensure public order is maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Bus services with stops in the immediate vicinity of the marches are also expected to be affected and these could also change during the day.<\/p>\n<p>The precise starting times of the protests is not yet clear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778868554_223_Met-Police-UTK-route.jpeg\" width=\"335\" height=\"551\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The route of the Unite the Kingdom march<\/p>\n<p>Met Police<\/p>\n<p>The Unite the Kingdom protest, which is expected to be led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/tommy-robinson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Robinson<\/a> whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will officially start in Kingsway. <\/p>\n<p>Its designated route, shown on the map above, leads it to Aldwych, The Strand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/trafalgar-square\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trafalgar Square<\/a>, Whitehall and Parliament Square where a rally will be held.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers of the Unite the Kingdom event are advising people who are heading into London to join the protest to use Kings Cross, St Pancras and Euston Tube and train stations.<\/p>\n<p>They are expected to be particularly busy on Saturday morning ahead of the march.<\/p>\n<p>Westminster Tube station is likely to be very busy towards late afternoon with the rally in Parliament Square having to finish at 6pm under the strict restrictions imposed by Scotland Yard.<\/p>\n<p>In its travel advice, Transport for London states: \u201cFrom 09:00 until 19:00, a march will take place across central London, starting at Russell Square and finishing at Parliament Square via Southampton Row, Kingsway, Aldwych, Strand, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtensive road closures and bus diversions will be in place along the march route, with large crowds expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nakba 78\/United Against Tommy Robinson and the Far Right protest<\/p>\n<p>People taking part in the pro-Palestinian march must remain in Exhibition Road, west London, until it begins.  <\/p>\n<p>Tube stations near Exhibition Road include South Kensington, Gloucester Road and Knightsbridge and they could be busy.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone participating in the march must not deviate from the route, shown on the map below, which is Exhibition Road, Cromwell Gardens, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly, Pall Mall.  <\/p>\n<p> According to one of the organisers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/palestine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palestine<\/a> Solidarity Campaign, the protest will begin at 12pm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778868554_545_Nakba-march-route-met-police.jpeg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"590\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The route of the Nakba 78 march<\/p>\n<p>Met Police<\/p>\n<p>TfL\u2019s travel advice states: \u201cFrom 11:00 until 19:00, a march will take place across central London, starting at Exhibition Road and finishing at Pall Mall via Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly and St James Street. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtensive road closures and bus diversions will be in place along the march route, with large crowds expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rally in Pall Mall must finish by 5.30pm and nearby Tube stations include Piccadilly Circus, Green Park and Charing Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Nakba Day commemorates events which caused Palestinians to lose their homes and become refugees during the establishment of Israel 78 years ago.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2258621901.jpg\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 31: Protesters march along Whitehall during a national march for Palestine on January 31, 2026 in London, England. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza and to call on the UK government to end its political and military support for Israel. The march comes as the Gaza Health Ministry reports more than 71,600 Palestinians have been killed since the war began in October 2023, including at least 490 people killed and more than 1,200 injured since a ceasefire agreement took effect last October. Humanitarian organisations say conditions in Gaza remain dire, citing ongoing shortages of food, medical supplies and reconstruction aid despite the truce. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Protesters march along Whitehall during a national march for Palestine earlier this year<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>For the first time ever organisers, as well as speakers, at both assemblies must ensure all content displayed and broadcast (including speeches, pre-recorded videos and imagery) does not include content likely to stir up racial or religious hatred.<\/p>\n<p>If they fail to do so they risk being arrested and prosecuted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tube, rail stations, bus routes and roads in central London are set to be impacted by two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[26],"tags":[27,554,32,34,1723,1048],"class_list":["post-37444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-london","tag-metropolitan-police","tag-palestine","tag-protest","tag-tommy-robinson","tag-tube"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116579936723818698","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37444","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=37444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}