More Than 110,000 Join 'Unite the Kingdom' Rally in London; 26 Officers Assaulted, 24 Arrested
On September 13, 2025, the 'Unite the Kingdom' rally called by activist Tommy Robinson drew an estimated 110,000 to 150,000 people to the Whitehall area of central London, according to the Metropolitan Police. Several incidents of disorder took place across central London that day, the majority linked to the rally; officers made 24 arrests on the day, and a total of 26 officers were assaulted.
Police said the assaulted officers were kicked and punched, bottles, flares and other projectiles were thrown, and concerted attempts were made to get past police barriers. Those arrested faced allegations including public order offenses, assault on an emergency worker and criminal damage. The people arrested ranged in age from 19 to 58, and three were women; by September 15, eight had been charged, one had received a caution and eleven had been bailed under investigation.
Police also kept the rally apart from a counter-protest against racism nearby, attended by about 5,000 people. After the event, police said public order policing does not end when an event is over, that officers had reviewed hundreds of hours of CCTV footage to identify offenders, and appealed for the public's help to trace more people linked to the disorder.
(Source: Metropolitan Police)
Source: Metropolitan Police
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Photo: 图：伦敦 Whitehall 街景（资料图），集会主要在这一带举行。Txllxt TxllxT 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Whitehall in London (file photo), where most of the rally took place. By Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
