Extra 4,000 officers in London as police brace for far-right and pro-Palestine marches – live

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Keir Starmer has described the far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson and others organising a major rally in London today as “individuals with long records of violence and extremism”. As tens of thousands started their journeys into the city today ahead of the self-styled Unite the Kingdom (UTK) march, the prime minister used an article published on the website of LBC radio to again condemn Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. “Their goal is to inflame and divide. And they are seeking the support of far-right agitators around the world to make that happen,” wrote Starmer, whose government has blocked 11 people, including a Polish far-right MEP, from coming to Britain ahead of the event. “I refuse to stand by and allow that poison to be imported into the UK,” he added. Far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, delivers a speech during a Patriots Network conference in Paris, France, on 2 May. Photograph: Mohammed Badra/EPA It emerged on Friday that another of those banned from coming to UK is Ezra Levant, a long time Canadian supporter of Robinson, who has been involved in the activist’s reinvention of himself as an online influencer and self-styled journalist. Starmer used the same article to also issue a warning to those taking part in the pro-Palestine Nakba Day rally, which is also taking place today along a different route in London. …