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‘Stop the Far Right’, Say Marchers on Anniversary of Battle of Cable Street
Marchers carried anti-racism banners and clashed briefly with counter-protesters as unions and Jewish Bloc for Palestine joined the rally.
- On Sunday, thousands of protesters marched through London's East End to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, where demonstrators historically blocked Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists from marching in 1936.
- The 1936 battle saw anti-fascists rally in the East End to stop Mosley's BUF, an event organizers commemorated to emphasize that the far right will "never run riot in Tower Hamlets."
- Protesters carried banners calling to "Stop the far right" and criticized politicians like Farage, while others joined in chants that "Zionists are not welcome here" during the march.
- Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the crowd, criticizing "racist language" from Reform and Farage, as a brief confrontation occurred between marchers and counter-protesters carrying "Campaign Against Antisemitism" flags.
- Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman praised the borough's diversity, stating that "migration, immigrants, the indigenous communities together have made Tower Hamlets what it is: a great borough.
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The Battle of Cable Street Was an Antifascist Landmark
Ninety years ago this Sunday, antifascist demonstrators routed Oswald Mosley and his supporters when they tried to terrorize the Jews of London’s East End. It’s an important anniversary in a year when a new far-right movement is gathering strength.
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