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Tommy Robinson rally draws 50k, 31 arrests, visas revoked

5/17/2026

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Activist Tommy Robinson organized a Unite the Kingdom rally that attracted 50,000 participants in London.
London Metropolitan Police deployed 4,000 officers and recorded 31 arrests across the two protests.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer revoked visas for 11 agitators, including Polish MEP Dominik Tarczynski and influencer Valentina Gomez, before the rally.
A video showed London protesters chanting “Shoot him in the neck like Charlie Kirk!”—who was assassinated on September 10, 2025—waving Palestinian flags.

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Activist Tommy Robinson organized a Unite the Kingdom rally that attracted 50,000 participants in London.
London Metropolitan Police deployed 4,000 officers and recorded 31 arrests across the two protests.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer revoked visas for 11 agitators, including Polish MEP Dominik Tarczynski and influencer Valentina Gomez, before the rally.
A video showed London protesters chanting “Shoot him in the neck like Charlie Kirk!”—who was assassinated on September 10, 2025—waving Palestinian flags.