“The racist right are using Tommy Robinson to reorganise. This is the first serious attempt since the collapse of the English Defence League (EDL) to develop a racist street movement and give it a political form.
“It is supported internationally by notorious figures including from the US and the Dutch Islamophobic right. Donald Trump has played a major role in galvanising the racist right.
“It is absolutely vital that all who oppose this come together in a united mass movement powerful enough to drive these new developments on the far right back.
“Wherever the far right’s support grows so does racism and violence. Let’s come together to defend our multicultural society from those who spread hatred and division.“
Over 60,000 people including:
• Diane Abbott MP • John McDonnell MP, • Kate Osamor MP • Len McCluskey, Unite the Union General Secretary • Dave Prentis, Unison General Secretary • Talha Ahmed, Muslim Council of Britain Treasurer Mohammed Kozbar, Finsbury Park Mosque Chairman • Rabbi Lee Wax • Michael Rosen, poet • Kevin Maguire, Journalist • Thurston Moore, Musician • Lowkey, Musician • Sabby Dhalu and Weyman Bennett, Co-Convenors, Stand Up To Racism • Steve Hart, Unite Against Fascism Chair • Ged Grebby, Show Racism the Red Card Chief Executive • Dan Hett, Anti-extremism activist and co-founder of Survivors Against Terror • Gerry Gable, Editor/Publisher, Searchlight • Simon Woolley OBE, Operation Black Vote • Richard Burgon MP • Laura Pidcock MP • Cat Smith MP • David Lammy MP • Emma Dent Coad MP • Marsha De Cordova MP • Andrew Gwynne MP • Lord Peter Hain • Rupa Huq MP • Lisa Nandy MP • Seema Malhotra MP • Ian Lavery MP • Roger Godsiff MP • Kate Hollern MP • Geraint Davies MP • Kerry McCarthy MP • Virendra Sharma MP • Steve Pound MP • Derek Twigg MP • Tonia Antoniazzi MP • Julie James AM, Leader of the House of the National Assembly for Wales • Mike Hedges AM • Alex Mayer MEP • Lewis Herbert, leader Cambridge City Council • Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of Newham • Unmesh Desai, GLA Member, Labour, City and East London • Claude Moraes MEP • Julie Ward MEP Jean Lambert MEP • Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary • Kevin Courtney Joint General Secretary NEU • Sally Hunt, General Secretary, UCU • Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary • Dave Ward, CWU General Secretary • Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary • Mick Cash, RMT General Secretary • Ian Lawrence, NAPO General Secretary • Steve Gillan, POA General Secretary • Manuel Cortes, TSSA General Secretary • Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary • Claudia Webbe, Labour Party NEC & Islington councillor • Rakhia Ismail, Islington Councillor • Ilyas Nagdee, NUS Black Students Officer • Myriam Kane, NUS NEC • Julia Bard, National Committee, Jewish Socialists’ Group • Salma Yaqoob • Dr Anas Al Tikriti, MAB President •Kate Hudson, CND General Secretary • Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition • Shahrar Ali, Green Party Home Affairs spokesperson • Kerry Abel, Abortion Rights Chair • Asad Rehman, War on Want Executive Director • Sam Fairbairn, People’s Assembly Against Austerity • Maz Saleem, anti-racism campaigner • Dr Siema Iqbal Co-founder of AVOW (Advancing Voices of Women against Islamophobia) • Phyllis Opoku-Gyimah, UK Black Pride Executive Director • Roger Huddle and Red Saunders, Rock Against Racism founders • Denis Fernando, Rainbow Coalition • Jerry Fitzpatrick, former National Organiser Anti Nazi League (ANL) • Paul Holborow, Co-founder ANL • Alan Gibbons, author • Hsiao-Hung Pai, author • Louise Raw, author • David Rosenberg, Author • Ben Chacko, Morning Star editor • Charlie Kimber, Socialist Worker editor • Tony Kearns Deputy General Secretary (postal) CWU • Ian Hodson – BFWAU National President • Harish Patel, Unite the Union National Equalities Officer • Margaret Greer Unison National Race Equality Officer • Steve Hedley, RMT Deputy General Secretary • Jane Loftus, CWU Vice President • Lee Barron Gen Sec TUC Mids • DR Helmy President Bham MAB • Carl Chin Historian, journalist • Balwinder Rana, Sikhs against the EDL • David Room Gen Sec Bham NEU/NUT • Roger King NEU/NUT Nat Exec • Dr Nihal Egyptian Activists • Annette Rochester PCS NEC • Nita Sanghera UCU VP • Julian Bell Leader of Ealing Council • Cllr Simon Blackburn, Leader of Blackpool Council • Louise Regan, NUT Ex President • Kevin Price, Deputy Leader Cambridge City Council • Cllr Dave Baigent, Cambridge City Council • Clare Short • Cllr Anne Stennett • Cllr Dana Carlin • Cllr Daniel Stone • Cllr Elin Weston, Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Families • Cllr Emine Ibrahim, Dep. Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing & Estate Renewal • Cllr Gideon Bull, Labour Group Chief Whip • Cllr Ishmael Osamor, Deputy Cabinet Member for Broadwater Farm Resident Engagement • Cllr Isidoros Diakides • Cllr James Chiriyankandath • Cllr Joseph Ejiofor, Leader of Tottenham Council • Cllr Khaled Moyeed, BAME Officer, Tottenham Labour Party • Cllr Kirsten Hearn, Cabinet Member for Environment • Cllr Lucia das Neves • Cllr Mahir Demir • Cllr Makbule Gunes, Deputy Cabinet Member for Women and Equalities • Cllr Matt White • Cllr Mike Hakata, Cllr Patrick Berryman, Cabinet Member for Finance • Cllr Peray Ahmet, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health • Cllr Peter Mitchell • Cllr Preston Tabois • Cllr Ruth Gordon • Cllr Sarah James • Cllr Sarah Williams • Cllr Sheila Peacock, Deputy Mayor • Cllr Yvonne Say • Cllr Zena Brabazon, Cabinet Member for Civic Services • Cllr Sophie Cameron, Clissod Ward • Cllr Ajay Chauhan,Haggerston Ward • Cllr Christopher Kennedy, Hackney Wick Ward • Cllr Emma Plouviez, London Fields Ward • Cllr Gilbert Smyth, Stoke Newighton Ward • Caroline Woodley, Cazanove Ward • Elizabeth Welsh, Minister of Clapton Park United Reformed church • Cllr Susan Fajana-Thomas, Clissold Ward • Cllr Obaida Ahmed • Cllr Peter Snell, Dalston ward • Cllr Sobia Afridi, Chair, Oxford Labour Muslim Network • Cllr Nadine Bery Summer, Oxford City