We have proactively used our powers under the Public Order Act to manage the timings and routes of marches and assemblies, ensuring the groups are kept apart.
Officers will intervene decisively to deal with any breaches, to prevent crime and to respond to any other incidents.
In order to keep those participating in various events safe it will be necessary for us to close roads across Westminster.
It’s likely that this will result in significant disruption and motorists are encouraged to consider using public transport or alternative routes.
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🧵London will be very busy this weekend with the #EmiratesFACup final and two large protests taking place in central London. Officers will be on duty to keep people safe and minimise disruption. Please plan ahead if you’re travelling.
📍 Protest routes – Saturday
• The Nakba Day march will start in Kensington ending in Pall Mall.
• The Unite the Kingdom protest will go from Kingsway to Parliament Square.
Thousands of officers will be deployed across London to keep groups apart, enforce conditions and respond quickly to incidents.
Peaceful protest is allowed but violence, hate crime or serious disruption will not be tolerated. Action will be taken where offences are committed.
The condition imposed earlier this week on the UKIP protest that had been due to take place in Whitechapel still applies. Those taking part in that protest must not assemble in Tower Hamlets.
The map below shows where the condition applies.
UKIP's protest will now take place in central London. We have imposed conditions requiring anyone taking part to stick to the route shown below which goes from the London Oratory to Marble Arch.
Conditions covering the form up and post-march assembly are at the link above.
The ‘Unite the Kingdom’ demonstration is forming up in Stamford Street.
We’re using a mobile CCTV van to help monitor the buildup of crowds. Officers have been asked if it’s using ‘live facial recognition’ - we can confirm it is not.
Due to crowds gathering for the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest, Blackfriars Bridge and the area immediately to the south are very busy.
While officers are keeping roads as clear as possible, there will be delays to traffic including buses.
Officers are deployed in the vicinity of hotels being used to accommodate asylum seekers in Islington and in Canary Wharf where protests are taking place outside.
Further updates will be shared here.
Some protesters in Canary Wharf arrived wearing face coverings.
To prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in the area we are using powers to require people to remove them.
We're able to do this under Section 60aa of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
It is also an offence to incite others to breach Public Order Act conditions.
Yesterday, a 61-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of incitement. She has now been charged and will appear at court next month. Her bail conditions mean she cannot attend today’s protest.