Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh has revealed she avoided central London with her son on Saturday due to safety concerns during a far-right protest. Speaking on the ITV show, Singh said she felt 'nervous' as a person of colour and decided not to take her 'little brown boy' into the city, calling the decision 'sad' but 'pragmatic'.
Singh recounted a conversation at her local station with a man heading to the Tommy Robinson march, who told her he was 'curious to know how fascist these people really are'. Despite his destination, Singh described him as a 'lovely man' and stressed the importance of dialogue: 'You have to feel the pinch and still have a conversation with someone.'
The protest, organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, drew between 110,000 and 150,000 attendees, far exceeding estimates. Around 5,000 counter-protesters also gathered. Police reported 26 officers injured, four seriously, and 24 arrests. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood condemned the violence, vowing that 'anyone taking part in criminal activity will face the full force of the law'.
Singh said she cannot believe that 150,000 people are 'out and out racists', adding: 'That isn't my experience of this country.' She warned against 'othering' those who join such marches, noting that their voices can be co-opted by extremists. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer earlier rejected the use of the Union Jack as a symbol of 'violence, fear and division'.
