Nine arrests have been made and 'many more' are likely as violence flared at a protest led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson .

Scotland Yard said police officers were assaulted as they faced 'significant aggression' from protesters at today's 'United the Kingdom' event in London . Around 110,000 people were estimated by police to have gathered in Whitehall for the demo, which faced counter-protests by around 5,000 anti-racism campaigners.

A stage was set up to hear a series of speeches from far-right personalities and politicians and included an interview between Robinson and tech boss Elon Musk, who said Britain was facing 'destruction' because of 'massive uncontrolled migration'. But, the Met said, the Robinson crowd was too big to fit into Whitehall and confrontation happened

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