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Downing Street Rally: Farage Bar Petition, Hate Crimes Surge

5/11/2026

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Over 2,000 signatories petitioned organizers to bar Nigel Farage as thousands gathered outside Downing Street in London on Sunday May 10, 2026 for the rally.
Conservative Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat Ed Davey addressed the crowd, prompting boos for Labour’s Pat McFadden.
Metropolitan Police reported a high in London antisemitic hate crimes while interfaith leaders from Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Zoroastrian faiths signed a letter calling antisemitism a problem.

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Over 2,000 signatories petitioned organizers to bar Nigel Farage as thousands gathered outside Downing Street in London on Sunday May 10, 2026 for the rally.
Conservative Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat Ed Davey addressed the crowd, prompting boos for Labour’s Pat McFadden.
Metropolitan Police reported a high in London antisemitic hate crimes while interfaith leaders from Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Zoroastrian faiths signed a letter calling antisemitism a problem.