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London protests More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed to London on Saturday
London this Saturday. More than 4,000 officers will be drafted in to police the rival events - possibly one of the largest protest deployment
protesters will take place, with the two events to be separated by police. The scale of the last UTK march in September stunned both organisers and police with more than 150,000 joining a crowd
London was the highest in two years, recent data showed, as the Metropolitan police committed to deploying 100 extra officers to protect Jewish communities. Among the offences were attempted arson attacks at Finchley Reform synagogue
deployed along with 4,000 officers to police the far-right **Unite the Kingdom (UTK) rally organised by Stephen Yaxley Lennon, otherwise known as [Tommy Robinson](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/tommy-robinson).** The Guardian understands officers **will
London." Among the 11 blocked from entering the UK is [the US-based, anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vl44pppn0o), who attended the first Unite the Kingdom march last September. While that rally began
protesters passed through metal detectors and encountered a visible security presence. Among those attending was 91-year-old Lionel Blumenthal, who travelled from Golders Green, north [London](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london), to show solidarity against antisemitism
London has scanned more than 1.7 million faces, up [87% on the same period in 2025](https://www.resultsense.com/news/2026-05-04-uk-police-facial-recognition-oversight-gap/). --- **The ‘edge cases’ where concern arises** On Monday, social affairs correspondent Jessica Murray [reported
deploying 100 extra officers to protect Jewish communities. The force says a “community protection team” will be set up, combining neighbourhood policing with counter-terrorism capabilities, as British Jews face “some of the [highest levels
deployment of a large number of Gardaí,” a spokesperson said. The force did not provide an overall total of arrests when asked by Al Jazeera, citing an ongoing “live policing operation”. Garda forces this week