GLASGOW City Council has claimed that no notification of any far-right, pro-UK rally has been received and that Tommy Robinson and his “ilk” would not be welcome in the city.
The leader of Glasgow City Council, Susan Aitken, posted on social media in response to The National’s story that pro-independence campaigners are planning to counterprotest the far-right figures rally in the city.
She said the council have received no notification for any rally by Robinson, real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, and his far-right followers who “don’t really care about respecting laws or public places”.
Robinson posted an image on social media promoting a rally in Glasgow’s George Square at 1pm on Saturday, September 7.
Aitken posted on X/Twitter condemning the proposed rally as she said: “Glasgow City Council has received no notification of any rally but then we know Tommy Robinson and his ilk don’t really care about respecting laws or public places.
“He’s not welcome in Glasgow and neither is anyone who chooses to align with his poisonous rhetoric.”
All Under One Banner has announced its planned demonstration in Edinburgh on that same day will now be a counter-protest against the far-right.
A spokesperson for the group told The National that the contrast would be made clear between the “small, hate-fuelled fascist-fest in Glasgow” and the “large, vibrant, all inclusive Scottish display of excellence in Edinburgh”.
The planned far-right demonstration follows the riots in Whitehall after misinformation spread online about the perpetrator of a knife attack which killed three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.
False claims have been spread widely online which said the attacker was Palestinian or Muslim who crossed the Channel in a small boat, feeding riots in English towns and cities.
The attacker was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, and had been living in the village of Banks, just outside Southport, at the time of the attack.
The 17-year-old who is charged with the murders has been named as Axel Rudakubana after a judge lifted reporting restrictions.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were fatally stabbed on Monday when the knifeman entered the dance class on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside.
Eight other children suffered knife wounds – with five of them left in a critical condition – while two adults were also critically hurt.
