{"id":630836,"date":"2025-12-13T23:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630836\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T23:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:15:20","slug":"hundreds-join-tommy-robinsons-far-right-rally-in-london-make-christmas-great-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630836\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds join Tommy Robinson\u2019s far-right rally in London: \u2018Make Christmas Great Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Around 1,000 people gathered in London on Saturday for a \u201cChristmas\u201d rally organised by far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson, as bishops said they were gravely concerned by the use of Christian symbols to \u201cjustify racism and anti-migrant rhetoric\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">People waved Union flags and others that read \u201cJesus is King\u201d at the rally in the centre of the capital, where a counterprotest was also held.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIt\u2019s great to see one is not alone \u2026 our Christian faith is important, more than ever, and we have to protect it,\u201d jobseeker Joe Burke, 38, said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Mary Bills, a retired teacher, wore a T-shirt with the slogan \u201cMake Christmas Great Again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI think it\u2019s positive and important to celebrate our Christian values,\u201d she said. \u201cThis country is a Christian country and yet it seems complicated to claim our heritage,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson gather in central London on Saturday. Photo: AFP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/186bb32e-013f-48ac-8b53-c3df0f912a90_acb75854.jpg\" title=\"Supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson gather in central London on Saturday. Photo: AFP\"\/>Supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson gather in central London on Saturday. Photo: AFP<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Police estimated around 1,000 people had turned up. 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