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Met police preparing for large scale far-right and pro-Palestine protests in London

Keir Starmer, [has said the rise of the far right represented “a fight for the soul of this country”](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/15/far-right-activists-barred-uk-tommy-robinson-rally), and the march comes after Nigel Farage’s Reform UK won the biggest

Organisers challenge Starmer’s threat to ban some pro-Palestine marches

Keir Starmer’s [threat to ban some demonstrations](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/02/keir-starmer-calls-for-ban-on-some-pro-palestian-protests-british-jews) opposing Israel’s actions in the Middle East will “strike at the root of free assembly and free speech” in the UK. On Saturday

Far-right activists barred from UK ahead of Tommy Robinson rally

pro-Palestinian march and the self-styled Unite the Kingdom event promoted by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon. Starmer, who met senior police figures and officers involved in Saturday’s operation, said