Dueling rallies in London, Starmer about to resign

Dueling rallies in London, Starmer about to resign.

John Hinderaker at Powerline:

There was another Unite the Kingdom demonstration today. These events were organized in part by Tommy Robinson, and, although entirely peaceful, they are viewed as anathema by the British establishment.

Thus, Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced this year’s rally as “peddling hatred and division,” saying “we’re in the fight for the soul of this country.” Hatred apparently meaning love for one’s country, and the soul of the U.K. apparently consisting exclusively in importing millions of unassimilable third-world immigrants.

Out of a faux concern for safety, Britain’s Home Office banned 11 “far-right agitators” from entering the country to participate in today’s demonstration. One of them is Dutch activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek. …

 

 

Robinson was impeccably moderate, urging the crowd to vote and become involved in politics.

There was a second demonstration in London today, by anti-Semitic Muslims. France 24 described the dueling demonstrations in the terms universally used by the European establishment: “Thousands march in London for far-right, pro-Palestine protests.” It would be more accurate to say that the two groups were the normals and the demented jihadists. Prime Minister Starmer did not describe the genocidal anti-Semites as “peddling hatred and division” or, in any respect, threatening “the soul of this country.” They evidently are A-OK. …

The “pro-Palestinian” marchers chanted, about Tommy Robinson, “Shoot him in the neck like Charlie Kirk!” As far as I have seen, Keir Starmer and his ministers, the BBC and the British newspapers, have no comment. For whatever reason, they are on the anti-British side.

Was anyone charged with hate speech?

Daily Mail (Dan Hodges):

Keir Starmer has told close friends he intends to stand down as Prime Minister and set out an orderly timetable for his departure.

A member of the Cabinet told me late yesterday afternoon: ‘Keir understands the political reality. He realises the current chaos is unsustainable. He simply wants to be able to do it in a dignified way and in a manner of his own choosing. He will set out a timetable.’

Tommy Robinson:

Everyone who turned up today and behaved impeccably ended this tyrant . Thank you.

Thomas Whitaker:

The UK just deployed a political weapon it’s only used once before in modern history. And nobody is talking about what it just backfired into.

The Home Office issued entry bans on 11 foreign nationals ahead of the 16 May ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally in central London. Rebel News founder Ezra Levant. Multiple journalists. Commentators. Banned from the country. To stop a march.

Metropolitan Police deployed 4,000+ officers. Live facial recognition. Drones. Dogs. Horses….

The Prime Minister publicly labeled the rally “extremist” and “hatred and division”. Starmer framed it as “a battle for the soul of our nation” in direct pre-rally statements. Police mobilized at a scale typically reserved for state visits or terror threats. Live facial recognition deployed across central London. …

The result: tens of thousands — some estimates reaching hundreds of thousands — flooding the streets of London anyway. …

Reform just proved it can win elections. The march proved it can also fill streets.

Starmer called it “a battle for the soul of our nation” — and then lost the visual battle on live television.

This isn’t a fringe moment. This is what a political realignment looks like in the streets.