Crowds gather for London march against the far right – live
Together Alliance march begins in central London at midday; a separate event organised by the Palestine Coalition is also taking placeCo-organiser of Saturday’s event, Sabby Dhalu, who is joint secretary of the Together Alliance and co-convenor of Stand Up to Racism, said the UK is seeing an “unprecedented growth” in support for far-right organisations.“We believe that the majority of British people stand against the hatred and division and racism that was being encouraged at that demonstration and by these types of organisations, and it’s time to act.” Continue reading...
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