Londoners brace for violence as Tommy Robinson supporters and counter-demonstrators march through capital today with 1,600 police called onto the streets

The Muslim London was advised to not avoid the capital on Saturday, despite the risk of clashes between thousands of anti -racist protesters and Tommy Robinson supporters.

More than 1,600 police officers, including 500 of the forces outside of London, will be a chaotic day with two high -profile demonstrations and six football matches in the capital.

The police will try to keep the demonstrators away from activists organized by Racism against March from March to March, organized by Robinson, organized by Robinson, organized by a Unite The Kingdom March and Robinson.

Scotland Yard will have to fight the derby between West Ham and Tottenham and Brentford and Chelsea, while Charlton will entertain local competitors Millwall.

In addition, thousands of Leeds fan Fulham will go south for matches, notdingham Forest Farenal Arsenal and Sunderland Selhurst Park plays Crystal Palace.

Metropolitan police had to call hundreds of supplements from other forces to deal with demand through mutual assistance.

Robinson’s march will see that the demonstrators came to Stamford Street near the Waterloo Bridge until March towards the southern end of Whitehall.

The activist 42 described the event as the biggest Free Speech Festival in England and said that thousands of people will participate: ‘Football ladies are coming from everywhere.’

Police will try to keep Robinson’s supporters apart from protesters.

In addition to two high -profile protests, police will have to fight the derby between West Ham and Tottenham and Brentford and Chelsea, while Charlton will entertain the local opponents Millwall in the championship

Robinson urged the participants of the rally not to wear a mask, not to buy alcohol or to contain violence.

In a video in X, he said: ‘It is not the time of the rebellions. It’s not time for violence. You stand proudly for a time you come and your country. ‘

‘This is a compulsory message and an important message: We must control ourselves.’

For a rally, counter -protesters will be gathered in Russell Square from noon before walking to the northern end of Kingsway, Aldwych and Strand.

A met police spokesman said that the obstacles will hold a big ‘sterile area’ between the two opposing groups and that civil servants will be deployed on March roads to minimize the risk of disorder.

He added that there will be strict conditions on where and when the campaignists can protest in accordance with the Public Order Law.

Clair Haynes, who supervised the police operation, said he realized that there were concerns for London’s Muslims before Robinson’s march, given the anti -Islamic discourse of his activists and supporters.

“There are some suggestions that Muslim Londons should change their behavior this Saturday, including not coming to town,” he said.

This is not our advice.

“ Everyone should be able to feel safe when traveling to and around London. Our officers are there to ensure that the situation is like this, and we call everyone who is outside on Saturday and is worried about talking to us.

Unite The Kingdom participants in March were told that they should be in the shaded area above on Stamford Street near the Waterloo Bridge.

The demonstrators from the Kingdom were told that they should follow the route above and they were told that they could not enter the ‘Emergency Access Strip’ on the Westminster Bridge to ensure that it was a way for emergency vehicles such as ambulance.

‘This will be a very busy day with protest, sports fixtures, concerts and other events. Met is used to present the complex and large -scale policing operation to keep the public safe, and we have a detailed plan to do this on Saturday.

‘I am grateful to the hundreds of metal officers who have moved away from their daily roles and to 500 civil servants who respond to our request for support from all over the country.

The main focus of the operation is two protests in the center of London. We will ensure that people can exercise their legal rights while making other protests, without fear or goodness, but they are solid in cope with events or crimes if they occur.

As we go to protests, we are in a broader contact with organizers, local businesses and community representatives and community representatives in London.

‘We want everyone participating in the protests to be thoughtful of the communities they pass to ensure that the deductions are kept at a minimum. Officers will receive a behavior line that is discriminatory or becomes a hate crime from protest. ‘

Paula Dodds, President of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said that the officers who make great protests policing regularly were ’emotionally and physically exhausted’.

“ `More than one metropolitan police officer rejected permission and the need for canceled the very needed rest days’ he said.

‘Our colleagues continue to waste time with their families, friends and loved ones, and the police retreated to London for protests. We must remember that there is no “extra” police officer. The same hardworking days are canceled, working on longer shifts and the same hardworking carried from other areas.

“ They came under the attack and were strongly attacked for doing business that the society expected from them. Demand is cruel. And this is not sustainable. ‘