Tens of thousands join far-right rally in London where Charlie Kirk was mourned

Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Britain’s capital on Saturday for the largest far-right rally in decades, organized by anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson.

LONDON — More than 100,000 people descended on Britain’s capital on Saturday for one of the country’s largest far-right rallies in decades.

The “Unite the Kingdom” rally was organized by Tommy Robinson, a convicted fraudster with a violent criminal record, and attended by billionaire Elon Musk via video link. Amid a sea of flag-waving and soccer-style chanting from large crowds that exceeded expectations, violent clashes with police led to dozens of arrests.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that Britain would “never surrender” to far-right protesters and condemned attacks against police officers as well as the racist intimidation of minorities.

The English flag “represents our diverse country,” he said.

But the march came amid a surge of nationalism in the U.K., with a far-right party topping the polls, and the murder of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk — an assassination Robinson used to mobilize support in the run-up to the event.