Thousands of protestors gathered in support of in central today with a counter-demonstration also taking place.

The fielded scores of officers to keep the opposing groups apart, with six people arrested, according to the force.

A protest organised under the name "Stop the Isolation" or "Unite the Kingdom", in support of Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, formed in Sandell Street and Cornwall Road near Waterloo Station from noon on Saturday (February 1). Organisers estimated some 20,000 to have joined.

Protesters marched to Whitehall via Westminster Bridge and assembled in Parliament Street, at the Parliament Square end of Whitehall. One person, posting on X, claimed the centre of the capital had been "completely shut down" by "British patriots".

A counter-protest organised by Stand Up To Racism formed in St James's Street, south of Piccadilly Circus, from 11.30am. Protesters marched to Whitehall via Piccadilly Circus and Haymarket before a rally at the Trafalgar Square end of Whitehall.

Pedestrian access in the middle of Whitehall was restricted and officers were deployed to keep the groups apart, the Met said.