Keir Starmer vowed to never surrender the Union flag to those using it to sow violence, fear and division' today after tens of thousands attended a violent Tommy Robinson demo in London.
The Prime Minister broke his silence this afternoon, saying the country 'will not stand' for assaults on police officers after 26 were injured - four seriously - in clashes with right wing protesters.
Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for the protest, significantly exceeding the estimates of organisers, for a demo yesterday which saw a virtual speech from Elon Musk.
While the rally began largely peacefully as demonstrators voiced their anger over free speech and Britain's small boats crisis, it exploded into violence when protesters and counter-protesters closed in on each other along Whitehall.
Met Police chiefs blasted anti-migrant protesters for displaying a 'wholly unacceptable' level of violence.
