Robinson uses killing of Charlie Kirk to drum up support for far-right rally

The killing of Charlie Kirk has been used by Tommy Robinson to mobilise support before what is expected to be Britain's largest far-right rally in decades, which will include speakers from Britain, the US and Europe.

- Ben Quinn

Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's former chief strategist is among those listed to appear on stage at the rally in central London today, which is expected to draw tens of thousands for an event that Robinson has been attempting to monetise.

Other planned speakers include Ant Middleton, the former UK special forces soldier who has increasingly used far-right rhetoric, an MP for Germany's far-right AfD party and a far-right Polish MEP.

A pause on any new leave has been imposed by police, who have had to contend with outbreaks of violence on the fringes of previous events involving Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

In a video to supporters on Thursday about the Kirk killing, Robinson talked about "the bastard who has murdered him, or the organisation, the corporation or the government it is that has killed him".