A HUGE police op will be deployed today as more than 100,000 people attend mass rallies across the capital.
A Tommy Robinson-led demonstration is taking place at the same time as a pro-Palestine march.
Both coincide with the FA Cup final. Police fear some football fans will head straight from Wembley Stadium to the march.
Protesters who stir up hatred have been warned they will face “swift arrest” by the CPS.
The Met are on standby to deploy armoured vehicles, drones, police horses and helicopters alongside 4,000 cops.
Eleven foreign “far-right agitators” have been banned from the Unite the Kingdom (UTK) protest so far by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Across both events, organisers have been told they will be held responsible if speakers spout hate speech.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Met Commander Clair Haynes at a Met Command Centre yesterday.
He said: “For anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone, you can expect to face the full force of the law.”
Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said: “This is not about restricting free speech. It is about preventing hate crime.”
The CPS said offences of stirring up hatred carry maximum prison sentences of seven years.
Live facial recognition is being used with cameras set up near to where the UTK march will take place.
Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman said a “threat to public safety is likely”.
