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I find Tommy Robinson repulsive, so why did so many march behind him?

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17.09.2025

A man wearing a St George Cross suit, surrounded by people holding flags of the UK and Wales, and wooden crosses, during the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom march and rally in central London. Picture date: Saturday September 13, 2025. PA Photo. Lucy North/PA Wire

I struggled to identify the most significant elements of Saturday’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march in London. Was it the fact that 150,000 (mostly) ordinary people took to the streets in a (mostly) peaceful protest against large-scale immigration?

Or was it that they were called to do so by a man who has served multiple prison sentences for assault and fraud? Was it the sight of a former Inspector Morse spin-off actor calling for people who shut down free speech to be put to the sword?

Was it a decidedly out of tune singer caterwauling about Starmer........

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