Met Police Prepares Armoured Vehicles and 4,000 Officers for Dual London Protests The Metropolitan Police is preparing for a potentially volatile weekend in London as two rival protests are set to converge on the city's streets.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people will gather for the "Unite the Kingdom" rally organized by anti Islam activist Stephen Yaxley Lennon and the annual "Nakba Day" Palestinian protest.
The police force is taking a rare step in deploying its armoured vehicles on standby, with 4,000 officers drafted in to keep the peace.