1 hour agoShareSaveTom McArthurBBC NewsShareSaveFigures such as far-right activist Tommy Robinson are touching into a “sense of disquiet” in the country, a Cabinet minister has told the BBC, after thousands joined a march and counter-protest in London on Saturday.Business Secretary Peter Kyle said marchers were demonstrating freedom of association and freedom of speech, after up to 150,000 joined a “Unite the Kingdom” rally, organised by Robinson and about 5,000 took part in a counter-protest, co-ordinated by Stand Up To Racism.But he told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the “small minority” who had committed violence would be held accountable.Police say 26 officers were injured on the day – including four who were seriously hurt – with 24 people arrested Speaking about Saturday’s protests, Kyle said moments like these were “klaxon calls” for those in power to redouble their efforts to address the big concerns people have, including on immigration.”What worries me most is the divisions in our society and other societies and other democratic societies … it’s not even the left and the right at the moment, ” he told the programme.”There are figures such as Tommy Robinson that are able to touch into a sense of disquiet and grievance in the community in our society,” he said.”A lot of it goes back to its roots in the financial crisis and the impact that had on communities around the country, and we haven’t been able to bring our communities back together again since,” Kyle continued.Kyle criticised Elon Musk’s comments after he appeared at Saturday’s rally via video link telling protesters to “fight back” or “die”. “I thought that they were slightly incomprehensible comments that were totally inappropriate”, the minister said.The tech billionaire also referred to massive uncontrolled migration and called for a change of government in the UK.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, criticised politicians for “parroting” his ideas as he addressed the crowds from a stage.He claimed UK courts had decided the rights of undocumented migrants superseded those of the “local community”, referring to the Court of Appeal decision last month to overturn an injunction blocking asylum seekers being housed at The Bell Hotel in Essex.Central London saw a huge policing operation for the protests this weekend, with around 1,000 officers deployed.Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said officers said: ” …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nn1 hour agoShareSaveTom McArthurBBC NewsShareSaveFigures such as far-right activist Tommy Robinson are touching into a “sense of disquiet” in the country, a Cabinet minister has told the BBC, after thousands joined a march and counter-protest in London on Saturday.Business Secretary Peter Kyle said marchers were demonstrating freedom of association and freedom of speech, after up to 150,000 joined a “Unite the Kingdom” rally, organised by Robinson and about 5,000 took part in a counter-protest, co-ordinated by Stand Up To Racism.But he told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the “small minority” who had committed violence would be held accountable.Police say 26 officers were injured on the day – including four who were seriously hurt – with 24 people arrested Speaking about Saturday’s protests, Kyle said moments like these were “klaxon calls” for those in power to redouble their efforts to address the big concerns people have, including on immigration.”What worries me most is the divisions in our society and other societies and other democratic societies … it’s not even the left and the right at the moment, ” he told the programme.”There are figures such as Tommy Robinson that are able to touch into a sense of disquiet and grievance in the community in our society,” he said.”A lot of it goes back to its roots in the financial crisis and the impact that had on communities around the country, and we haven’t been able to bring our communities back together again since,” Kyle continued.Kyle criticised Elon Musk’s comments after he appeared at Saturday’s rally via video link telling protesters to “fight back” or “die”. “I thought that they were slightly incomprehensible comments that were totally inappropriate”, the minister said.The tech billionaire also referred to massive uncontrolled migration and called for a change of government in the UK.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, criticised politicians for “parroting” his ideas as he addressed the crowds from a stage.He claimed UK courts had decided the rights of undocumented migrants superseded those of the “local community”, referring to the Court of Appeal decision last month to overturn an injunction blocking asylum seekers being housed at The Bell Hotel in Essex.Central London saw a huge policing operation for the protests this weekend, with around 1,000 officers deployed.Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said officers said: ” …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
