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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
George Lithgow

Attendance drops at Tommy Robinson’s ‘Christmas service’

  • Far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert in Whitehall, London, on Saturday, aiming to "put the Christ back into Christmas".
  • The event attracted an estimated 1,000 people, a significant decrease compared to the 110,000-150,000 attendees at his September protest.
  • Bishops, including the Right Reverend David Walker, criticised the use of Christian symbols to “justify racism and anti-migrant rhetoric”, and the politicisation of Christianity.
  • Robinson, also known as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claimed he found faith in prison after previously hating the church.
  • The demonstration, which was separated from a counter-protest, proceeded peacefully, with two arrests made for unrelated incidents.

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