Tommy Robinson 'arrested under anti-terror laws' after march in London

A post on X said: “We can confirm that Tommy Robinson has been detained by police using powers afforded to them under the Terrorism Act 2000."

"That’s right, you read that correctly, Tommy is being held by police using counter terrorism legislation."

"We will update you as and when we can."

A complaint was later made over a film which was allegedly shown to the crowd in breach of a High Court order, with police saying officers were making further inquiries.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, also posted a one hour 45 minute film on social media in which he said he had previously avoided publishing the video because he was “scared”.

The Metropolitan Police said there was "no Met involvement" in reference to the post about Robinson’s arrest.

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In response to a complaint about the film on social media on Saturday evening, the Met said: "We did not know what films would be shown during the event. Organisers of protests are not required to share those details in advance. ]

"There is no power for us to compel them to do so.

"Officers on duty for the event couldn’t reasonably have been aware of civil proceedings ongoing in relation to a particular film, but having now been made aware we’re making further inquiries to determine what action we need to take."

Thousands gathered on the Strand waving Union, English, Scottish and Welsh flags on Saturday as they sung renditions of "Rule Britannia" and chanted "England till I die".

Robinson vowed the event would be "the biggest patriotic rally the UK has ever seen".

However, around 1,000 police officers have been deployed to the streets of the capital to “keep the peace” amid expected counter-demonstrations.

Protest groups Stand Up To Racism and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice Project are set to march from Russell Square to Whitehall after branding Robinson a "fascist".