Thousands attend anti-racism marches across UK after far-right threat
Protesters gathered outside Reform UK's headquarters with event organisers accusing party leader Nigel Farage of spreading 'dangerous rhetoric'
Anti-racism protesters gather outside Reform UK Head Office during ‘Stop The Far Right National Day’ demonstration in London, United Kingdom on Saturday. (Photo: Stuart Brock/Anadolu via Getty Images)
By Caolan Magee
August 10, 2024 8:54 pm(Updated 10:49 pm)
Anti-racism campaigners took to the streets of more than 50 towns and cities on Saturday after far-right riots swept across the UK last week.
Hundreds of protesters descended on Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Hull and Glasgow, while the biggest demonstration was seen in Belfast, with 15,000 people in attendance.
Meanwhile in London, thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered outside Reform UK’s headquarters with event organisers accusing party leader Nigel Farage of spreading “dangerous rhetoric”.
Stand up to Racism’s gathering of an estimated 5,000 people marched through central London towards Trafalgar Square to listen to speeches from activists where chants rang out in support of refugees and migrants.
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