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Anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters clash in Glasgow


Event comes a week after the largest far-right event in decades took place in London

Anti-immigration protesters have clashed with anti-racist counter-protesters in tense scenes in Glasgow this afternoon, a week after the largest far-right event in decades, organised by the activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, took place in London.

The statue of Scottish statesman Donald Dewar, father of the Holyrood parliament, was surrounded by union flags bearing the words: ‘Stop the boats’, and ‘Unite the kingdom’.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/20/anti-immigration-protesters-and-counter-protesters-clash-in-glasgow

Author : Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Publish date : 2025-09-20 15:07:00

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