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London
protests live: Musk tells Tommy Robinson protesters ‘fight back or die’ as 25
arrested during huge march
Musk made
his comments in conversation with Robinson, also claiming a ‘dissolution of
parliament’ and ‘change of government’ is needed in the UK
Athena
Stavrou
,
Rebecca
Thomas
,
Kate
Devlin
,
Tara
Cobham
,
Vishwam
Sankaran
Sunday 14
September 2025 09:47 BST
Elon Musk
has told Tommy Robinson that protesters must “either fight back or you die” as
he appeared via video at the huge march organised by the far-right figure on
Saturday in London.
The
Metropolitan Police said 25 people have been arrested so far, after 26 officers
were injured– including four who were seriously hurt – in scenes of
“unacceptable violence”.
Between
110,000 to 150,000, were estimated to have joined the “Unite the Kingdom”
rally.
In
conversation with Robinson on stage in the afternoon, Musk also claimed a
“dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” is needed in the UK.
Political
leaders condemned Musk, with Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey sating that he
“doesn’t care about the British people or our rights” and a Labour source
saying that politicians who believe in democracy “should distance themselves
from these disgusting comments”.
The Met
said around 5,000 people were at an anti-racism counter-protest organised by
Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), with over 1,000 officers deployed in a bid to
prevent clashes..
Meanwhile,
prime minister Keir Starmer was spotted watching his favourite team, Arsenal,
play in London on Saturday.
Rally
showed free speech 'alive and well', minister says
Business
Secretary Peter Kyle has said the number of people who turned out for a Tommy
Robinson “Unite the Kingdom” protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in
the UK.
He told
Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips on Sky News: “It doesn’t disturb me,
because it’s actually proof that we live in a country where free speech, free
association, is alive and well.
“The bit
that disturbs me is that when a minority go to an extreme and end up
perpetrating violence against the police – that is unacceptable and those
people should and will pay a price for it.”
Put to
him that those protesting are concerned about migrants, free speech and the
decline of the Christian religion, he said: “The flag was waved a lot. You
know, I do want to make the point, that flag belongs to all of us, and that
flag means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but it is
about essential British and yes, in this case, English values and principles.
“Those
English values and principles include free speech, freedom of association and
the like.
“All of
those things are demonstrated just by the fact that that protest went along,
and that demonstration went along completely freely. shows that those values
are actually alive and well.”
Musk
comments "totally inappropriate", minister says
Business
Secretary Peter Kyle has criticised comments made by Elon Musk during
yesterday’s Unite the Kingdom rally.
Elon Musk
called for a change of Government in the UK and railed against the “woke mind
virus” as he spoke at Tommy Robinson’s event in London.
Mr Kyle
said on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: “I thought they were slightly
incomprehensible comments that were totally inappropriate”
(BBC)
Athena
Stavrou14 September 2025 09:32
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minutes ago
'Long way
to go' for Labour addressing issues after rally, says MP
A Labour
MP has said the party as “a long way to go” in order to address some issues
raised by those attending yesterday’s march in London.
Rosena
Allin-Khan, Labour MP for Tooting admitted the party “does not look as united
as we should be” currently.
Speaking
on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, she said Labour has to show people “we are
championing what’s important to them”.
Speaking
about the huge crowds in London on Saturday she said: “Yes, of course there are
bad actors at play in there, there are people who are racist to their core.
“But
there were also a lot of people in there who aren’t naturally racist or fascist
desperate for some answers. They want to know, what happens to them if they
can’t get an NHS appointment, if their children can’t buy a house near where
they live.
“They are
there because there are deep rooted issues that need addressing and this
government have to show that they’re listening.”
Asked
whether the government was listening she said: “There’s a long way to go.”
(BBC)
Athena
Stavrou14 September 2025 09:17
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minutes ago
'Complete
and utter shambles'
Piers
Morgan has said the scale of yesterday’s protest shows the country is in a
“complete and utter shambles”.
He said
on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: “It’s a shambles politically and it’s a
shambles with policy in particular.
“I think
most people in this country feel Labour has lost control, don’t really know
what they’re doing. The country is rudderless and they’re crying out for proper
leadership.”
(BBC)
Athena
Stavrou14 September 2025 09:07
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minutes ago
What did
Elon Musk say at the rally?
Elon Musk
called for a change of Government in the UK and railed against the “woke mind
virus” as he spoke at Tommy Robinson’s rally in London.
The X
owner claimed a “dissolution of Parliament” is needed and said “massive
uncontrolled migration” was contributing to the “destruction of Britain” in
comments via video link.
He also
told the crowd that “violence is coming” and that “you either fight back or you
die”.
The
comments prompted backlash from politicians.
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