Overview
- The Met’s 4,000‑officer operation, which began Saturday, adds horses, dogs, drones, helicopters and armoured vehicles to keep rival crowds apart.
- Strict Public Order Act conditions fix the routes, start times and finish times for a Tommy Robinson‑linked Unite the Kingdom rally and a separate Nakba Day march, with organisers made responsible for speakers’ conduct.
- Live facial recognition is being deployed in Camden to scan crowds against a police watch list of suspects rather than on the march routes.
- The government barred 11 foreign figures it labels far‑right agitators from entering the UK to attend the rally, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned lawbreakers would face the full force of the law.
- Police put the cost at about £4.5 million and brought in 660 officers from other forces, while warning of added risks from football hooligan groups on FA Cup Final day.