PM: "We're in a fight for the soul of this country" as more extremists blocked from coming to the UK ahead of Unite the Kingdom March
Eleven foreign far-right agitators intent on coming to the UK to spew their extremist views have been blocked from entering the country, as the Prime Minister takes action to protect British communities from vile hate.
- Eleven聽foreign far-right聽agitators聽have been blocked from coming to the UK, ahead of the unpatriotic Unite the Kingdom March聽聽
- Prime Minister warns聽violent thugs who spew hatred on our streets will face the full force of the law
- Saturday聽expected be聽one of the busiest days for policing in recent years, as thousands descend on the capital
Eleven聽foreign far-right agitators聽intent on coming to the UK to聽spew their extremist views聽have been blocked from entering the country,聽as the聽Prime Minister聽takes action to protect聽British communities from vile hate.
One of those聽barred from the UK聽is聽US-based extremist Valentina Gomez, known for聽using inflammatory and dehumanising rhetoric about Muslim communities.
Thousands are set to arrive in London on Saturday with a march organised by Unite the Kingdom. There will also be a pro-Palestine protest, who will be joined by Stand Up to Racism. This will make it one of the busiest policing days for the capital in years.
The Prime Minister聽has warned聽that the聽minority of聽violent thugs who plan to聽attend the marches this weekend聽with the intention of聽whipping聽up hatred and threatening聽communities will face the full force of the law.
The Met has confirmed they will arrest individuals who incite hatred, including using chants such as 鈥済lobalise the intifada鈥�. This follows the Government providing the Met with 拢18 million in emergency funding to protect and reassure the Jewish community.
During a visit to聽the Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Command and Control Special Operations Room,聽the Prime Minister聽heard聽how thousands of officers will be deployed to keep the public safe, equipped with live facial recognition聽technology, helicopters, drones, dog units, police horses and armoured vehicles.
These officers will be supported by聽a ramped-up聽justice system,聽ready to quickly聽haul聽violent offenders聽in front of judges. Prosecutors will also be working alongside police to speed up charging decisions,聽and聽more聽courts will be open, and open for longer.聽
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said:聽
鈥淲e鈥檙e聽in a fight for the soul of this country, and the Unite the Kingdom march this weekend is a stark reminder of exactly what we are up against.聽Its organisers聽are peddling hatred and division, plain and simple.聽
鈥淲e will block those coming into the UK who聽seek聽to incite hatred and violence. For anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone, you can expect to face the full force of the law.
鈥淢y government will always聽champion聽peaceful protest but will act decisively against hatred. We all have a responsibility to speak out against those spouting vile divisive views wherever we see it.
鈥淲e are a country built on decency,聽fairness聽and respect,聽at our聽best when people from聽different backgrounds聽come together in common purpose.鈥燭hat is what we must fight for.鈥�
Meeting聽Police Chiefs on Friday morning, the聽Prime Minister also made clear he recognises that the majority expected to attend are law-abiding citizens, who want to protest peacefully, and聽urged everyone attending聽a protest to聽act with decency and respect.