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Far-right protest draws tens of thousands in London

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Both the speakers and the organisers will face consequences if hate speech is used at the rally.

11 backing sources

Open Questions

5 questions
What was the exact date of the far-right protest? Sources conflict between a Saturday in May and 13 September.
What was the actual attendance at the far-right protest? Estimates range from over 100,000 to 150,000.
What was the actual attendance at the anti-far-right counter-protest? Organizers claimed 500,000, police estimated 50,000.
What specific hate speech or chants led to arrests, and how many arrests were directly related to hate speech?
What were the exact injuries sustained by the 26 officers, and what is the status of the four seriously hurt?
Date of the far-right protestfactual

The protest occurred on a Saturday in May, with some sources implying May 7 or May 16.

According to www.standard.co.uk, The Guardian - Main UK
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The largest protest was on 13 September.

According to en.wikipedia.org

Context: The date is fundamental to understanding the timeline and whether multiple events are being conflated.

Attendance at the far-right protestfactual

More than 110,000 attended.

According to www.theguardian.com
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Up to 150,000 attended.

According to en.wikipedia.org

Context: The scale of the protest is a key measure of its significance and public support.

Use of live facial recognitionfactual

Live facial recognition will be used for the first time in a policing operation around a protest.

According to www.gazetteandherald.co.uk
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Live facial recognition will be used in an area of Camden where Unite the Kingdom attenders are expected to gather, but not on pro-Palestine marchers.

According to The Guardian - World

Context: The scope and novelty of the surveillance technology deployment is a civil liberties concern.

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