"By the time the march reached her on Saturday afternoon, she was sitting on a wall outside Downing Street, the little girls in camping chairs at her feet, engrossed in their iPads. She had unfurled two banners. One said Keir Starmer is a wanker and the other read: We're not far right, we are England's mothers and we will not stay silent. Stop the rape of our children, mothers across Britain are taking a stand."
"I went to Tommy Robinson's unite the kingdom rally on Saturday to record an episode of the Guardian's daily podcast, Today in Focus. Robinson called it the biggest freedom of speech rally in British history. Others, like Hope Not Hate, prefer to describe it as Britain's largest ever far-right protest. Unsurprisingly with the exception of one jovial Welshman who said well, my views are far right no one I met thinks of themselves in that way."
A woman from Liverpool woke her nieces at 3am to travel to London, secured a spot outside Downing Street, and unfurled banners accusing Keir Starmer and urging mothers to stop the rape of children. She and many attendees insisted they were not far right, framing themselves as defenders of children and free speech. The rally, organized by Tommy Robinson and described by him as the biggest freedom of speech rally in British history, drew speakers who propagated racist themes and the great replacement conspiracy. Observers and groups like Hope Not Hate labeled it a large far-right protest despite participants' denials.
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