Rival pro-Palestine, far-right protests in London as 4,000 police deployed

Two major protests are taking place on Saturday in London, with the Metropolitan Police warning it may be one of its busiest days in recent years.Tens of thousands of people are expected to march for Unite the Kingdom, an event arranged by far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, and the annual Palestine" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="127621" data-entity-type="topic">pro-Palestine Nakba Day march.London’s Metropolitan Police is drafting more than 4,000 officers to police the two events, a scale of operation it said was “unprecedented in recent years,” over fears that far-right demonstrators may clash with Palestine" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="127621" data-entity-type="topic">pro-Palestine marchers if not kept apart. Officers are being equipped with riot gear and will have drones to scan for suspects, as well as the use of live facial recognition cameras.