Large crowds expected at London march against the far right – live

Together Alliance march begins in central London at midday; a separate event organised by the Palestine Coalition is also taking place

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said those in power have been using racism to “feather their own nests”, as he criticised Keir Starmer’s comments around immigration.

In May last year, the prime minister said the UK risked becoming “an island of strangers”, in a speech about immigration.