Half a million gather in London for biggest anti-far right demo, say organisers

An estimated half a million people gathered in London for “the biggest demonstration ever against the far right”, organisers said.

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00:00An estimated half a million people gathered in London for what was described as the biggest

00:05demonstration ever against the far right, according to organisers. Protesters carrying

00:11placards saying no to racism, no to Trump, and refugees welcome marched through the capital

00:16to Whitehall amid a heavy police presence, with officers lining the streets. Organisers

00:23claimed their estimates showed they had successfully outnumbered the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the

00:28Kingdom rally in London in September. That demonstration was attended by between

00:33110,000 and 150,000 people, while about 5,000 were involved in an anti-racism counter-demonstration.