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Protests will take place in London and across the UK today(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nThe Met Police says more than 1,600 officers will be deployed as part of the overall public order policing operation in London<\/p>\n
09:13, 13 Sep 2025Updated 09:15, 13 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
Protests will take place in London and across the UK today(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Protests are taking place across the UK today<\/a>. Events have been organised in England, Wales, and Scotland from 11am onwards. Tommy Robinson has organised the Unite the Kingdom march in London, whilst counter-demonstrations have been organised in London, Newtown in Powys, Dundee and Newcastle.<\/p>\n The Met Police says more than 1,600 officers will be deployed as part of the overall public order policing operation, including 500 brought in from other forces.<\/p>\n Around 1,000 officers will be responsible for ensuring that two demonstrations in central London take place safely. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here<\/strong><\/p>\n Commander Clair Haynes, who is in charge of the public order policing operation in London this weekend, said: \u201cThis will be a very busy day with protest, sporting fixtures, concerts and other events. The Met is used to delivering the sort of complex and large-scale policing operation that is required to keep the public safe and we have a detailed plan to do so on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cI am grateful to the many hundreds of Met officers who are being deployed away from their day to day roles and to the 500 or so officers from around the country who have responded to our request for support.<\/p>\n \u201cThe main focus of the operation is on the two protests in central London. We will approach them as we do any other protests, policing without fear or favour, ensuring people can exercise their lawful rights but being robust in dealing with incidents or offences should they occur.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the run up to the protests we have been in close contact with the organisers, with local business and community representatives and with representatives of communities across London more broadly.”<\/p>\n The following events will be taking place across the UK today:<\/p>\n Unite the Kingdom<\/p>\n The protest comes on the same day as the \u2018Unite the Kingdom\u2019 march and rally organised by Tommy Robinson which is due to take place in London on Saturday, beginning from 11am.<\/p>\n Promoted as the UK\u2019s \u201cbiggest free speech\u201d protest, the 42-year-old has described his event as a day to \u201cunite the kingdom\u201d.<\/p>\n Participants will form up in Stamford Street, just off the IMAX roundabout south of Waterloo Bridge.<\/p>\n They will then march along York Road and over Westminster Bridge, turning into the southern end of Whitehall where a rally will take place.<\/p>\n Newtown rally<\/p>\n A counter-demonstration is taking place in Newtown, Powys, in response to the London rally.<\/p>\n Taking place from 11.45am at Market Hall, High Street, it is organised by Undod\/Solidarity Mid-Wales, a newly formed coalition of local activists.<\/p>\n It will feature the following speakers: Steve Witherden, MP for Montgomeryshire and Glynd\u0175r, Liz Saville Roberts, MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, and Senedd candidates for Gwynedd<\/a> Maldwyn: Kim Bryan, Ian Pryce Parry and Elwyn Vaughan.<\/p>\n