Two major rallies are set to take place just one mile apart in central London this weekend but politically, culturally and ideologically - they could scarcely be further apart.
On one side is Tommy Robinson’s “Unite The Kingdom” march, presented by organizers as a demonstration about British identity, immigration and national culture. On the other is a large pro-Palestine march, whose organizers say they are protesting racism, war and the rise of the far-right.
The competing demonstrations come amid growing political polarization in Britain, following dramatic local election results that saw major gains for both Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Green Party.
It is safe to say populist movements on both the right and left are reshaping British politics, with tensions over immigration, Israel-Gaza, national identity and free speech increasingly dominating public debate.
Piers Morgan is joined by host of The Crucible, Andrew Wilson, founder of The Proud Boys, Gavin McInnes, leader of Advance UK, Ben Habib, Green Party activist & Birkbeck University associate professor, Ashok Kumar, and political commentator with JOE, Ava Santina, to discuss.
00:00 Introduction
03:12 Free speech and upcoming protests in the UK
03:57 Ava Santina on Tommy Robinson’s upcoming march and being pro-protests
05:51 Andrew Wilson responds to Ava
09:24 Ben Habib on where Londoners have gone
10:13 Gavin McInnes on calling Piers ‘an elite’
13:53 Ben Habib on Tommy Robinson’s civil case
17:00 Ashok Kumar on America’s 'bizarre obsession' with London
18:06 Ben Habib on cultures not being homegrown in the UK
26:00 Ben Habib’s 'hypocrisy' over his own Pakistani heritage
32:05 The biggest March in Britain’s history
33:55 Crime rates in New York vs London
35:50 Tackling illegal immigration and legal migration in Britain
39:00 The grooming gang scandal in the UK
