Police in London have appealed for the public’s help to identify 11 people suspected of violent disorder during Saturday’s “Unite the Kingdom” march, releasing CCTV images and saying detectives have already spent days combing through footage from across central Westminster. The Metropolitan Police said the appeal follows 24 arrests made on the day and a post-event investigation that has since led to charges against eight people, with one person cautioned and 11 others released on bail pending further inquiries. Officers estimate that between 110,000 and 150,000 people joined the march, which was led by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and routed through Whitehall, while a counter-protest of around 5,000 gathered nearby. The force said 26 officers were injured.
Detective Chief Inspector Natalie Norris of the Met’s Public Order Crime Team said the manhunt is focused on incidents “in and around Whitehall” and urged people nationwide to check the images because many attendees are believed to have travelled from outside London. “Public order policing doesn’t end when the event is over,” she said, adding that teams have “trawled through hundreds of hours of CCTV” to identify suspects and are asking anyone who recognises those pictured to contact the force. The appeal lists a 101 number and invites anonymous tips to Crimestoppers.
The force’s tally from Saturday sets out how the initial arrests have broken down: eight people charged with offences including assaulting emergency workers, actual bodily harm, criminal damage and public-order breaches; one person cautioned; and 11 bailed under investigation to return at a later date. Police said those arrested were predominantly men, with three women among them, and that the youngest was 19 and the oldest 58, with an average age of 39.
In an operational summary issued the night of the march, the Met said officers faced “kicks and punches” and were struck with bottles, flares and other projectiles as they sought to hold lines separating the main demonstration from counter-protesters and to keep people out of sterile areas of Whitehall and Parliament Square. Four officers were seriously hurt, with injuries including broken teeth, a suspected broken nose, concussion, a prolapsed disc and a head wound, according to the force’s update. Police said some protesters scaled fencing and scaffolding and made “concerted attempts” to get through cordons; mounted officers and police dogs were deployed to control flashpoints.
Among those charged, the Met named Richard Hamilton, 42, of Glasgow, who is accused of assaulting an emergency worker and was remanded in custody after an appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Others facing charges include Matthew Wilkins, 55, of Waterlooville, accused of breaching Section 14 of the Public Order Act and disrupting a person engaged in lawful activity; Lewis Siverns, 33, of Sandwell, charged with assaulting an emergency worker; and Jamie Brewer, 35, of Chelmsford, charged with actual bodily harm against a police officer. The list also names Aaron Wren, 36, of Rochester, charged under Section 4A of the Public Order Act; James Moore, 50, of Barnstaple, charged with common assault on a police officer; Paul Newman, 56, of Uxbridge, charged with breaching a dispersal order and bail conditions not to enter Westminster; and Norman Richards, 58, of Thurrock, charged with assault on a police officer. Several of the defendants were bailed to appear in court in the coming weeks.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist praised officers and warned that further arrests are likely as investigators work through evidence. “The 25 arrests we have made so far is just the start,” he said in the immediate aftermath, promising “robust police action in the coming days and weeks” once suspects are identified from video and witness accounts. The Met’s later tally raised the on-day arrests to 24 after charging decisions and bail outcomes were recorded.
Saturday’s crowd far exceeded both organisers’ and police expectations, according to the force, which said the volume of people meant Whitehall and Parliament Square could not safely accommodate the marchers and that the crowd backed up onto Bridge Street and Westminster Bridge. Officers reported that large groups repeatedly tried to divert via Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall Place, Northumberland Avenue and Craven Street to push into restricted areas around Whitehall, sparking clashes as police blocked access. Reuters separately reported that the Met’s attendance estimate was about 110,000 for the main march, with roughly 5,000 at a counter-protest organised by Stand Up To Racism.
Norris said detectives are circulating still images taken from CCTV that capture people they want to speak to about a range of offences, from public-order incidents to assaults on emergency workers. The images, which were released alongside the appeal, show individuals in and around Whitehall and adjacent streets. The Met is inviting uploads of personal footage that may help identify those pictured and asked anyone with information to reference incident number CAD 4624/15SEP25 when calling.
The appeal comes amid a parallel political response that has condemned violence and warned of consequences for those involved. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said anyone found to have taken part in criminality at the march would face the “full force of the law,” while also affirming the right to peaceful protest. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would “never surrender” the national flag to intimidatory politics and later criticised the rally for leaving communities “more scared than they were before.”
The rally drew international attention after Elon Musk appeared by video to address the crowd. Downing Street later described his words — including the assertion that “violence is coming” and an exhortation to “fight back or die” — as “dangerous” and “inflammatory,” although the government said the policing response would remain grounded in law. The Guardian reported that police had recorded 26 officer injuries and at least 25 arrests by Saturday evening; the force’s formal count now stands at 26 officers injured and 24 arrests on the day, with further arrests expected.
Chief officers stressed that many people attended to express their views lawfully but said a sizeable minority sought confrontation. The Met’s running update on Saturday night said “many came intent on violence,” confronting officers and repeatedly trying to breach lines. It said more than 500 officers from forces across England and Wales were drafted in to support London colleagues in what the force described as “very challenging circumstances.”
In a separate line of inquiry, police said they are investigating footage of a man at the march calling for the assassination of the prime minister. The Independent reported that the individual was recorded telling an interviewer “Keir Starmer needs to be assassinated,” with detectives appealing for information to identify him. The Met did not immediately confirm whether that episode is among those linked to the 11 images released on Monday, but said multiple incidents remain under active investigation.
The Met’s post-event chronology describes how disorder flared as the main march overflowed the authorised route. Crowds that backed up near Whitehall and Parliament Square sought to find alternative paths, with officers reporting pushes along Northumberland Avenue and Craven Street and attempts to enter areas designated as sterile for safety. The force said some protestors climbed scaffolding and fencing, risking serious injury to themselves and others; shields, public order helmets and mounted units were deployed at several pinch points, and officers in full protective equipment moved to reinforce cordons where necessary.
Police said those charged so far come from locations across the UK, underscoring the appeal’s nationwide scope. Defendants named by the force include individuals from Glasgow, the West Midlands, Hampshire, Essex, Kent, Devon and west London. While charging decisions are a matter for the courts, the Met said each case reflects an initial assessment of available evidence; those bailed remain under active investigation and may face additional counts as footage and witness statements are reviewed.
In addition to the 11 images published on Monday, detectives indicated more appeals are likely as further suspects are identified. Norris said the post-event investigation is “ongoing,” with officers continuing to review submissions from the public and from city-owned CCTV networks. The force also highlighted dedicated channels for witnesses to upload videos recorded on phones or dashcams if they captured relevant incidents on Saturday.
Reuters, Sky News and other outlets reported that the demonstration was one of the largest right-wing gatherings in recent years in Britain, drawing tens of thousands who marched with England’s St George’s flags and Union flags through the government quarter. Police said the event was “too big to fit into Whitehall” on the approved route; rolling road closures and diversion orders were used to manage the crowd, which at times spilled onto Westminster Bridge and Bridge Street. Counter-protesters were held apart by lines of officers.
The Metropolitan Police said further updates will be issued as the inquiry progresses, and urged members of the public to avoid approaching suspects directly. Anyone who recognises those pictured or has information that could assist the inquiry is asked to call 101 citing reference CAD 4624/15SEP25 or to contact the Met on social media; tips can also be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers. “As with any major event, we know people may have travelled from outside of London, so we’re asking for people across the country to take a look at those pictured,” Norris said.
The investigation follows a weekend of high-visibility policing that senior officers said would inevitably extend beyond the march day itself. Assistant Commissioner Twist thanked officers who responded to 999 calls across London while colleagues were deployed in Westminster and praised mutual-aid units drafted in from other forces. He said detectives are now working through “hundreds of hours” of material to build cases where there is evidence of criminality and reiterated that further arrests are anticipated.
As of Monday evening, the Met’s appeal remained the central thread of the post-march response, with images circulating across news outlets and the force fielding calls about potential identifications. Police repeated that lawful protest is a protected right but that those who assaulted officers or endangered the public would be pursued. The government’s position — that peaceful protest must be safeguarded and that violence will be prosecuted — aligned with the operational message from Scotland Yard, which framed the hunt for the 11 suspects as the next phase of a wider operation likely to continue for weeks.
Officials said they would provide further arrest updates and, where appropriate, additional images of people they wish to trace. The force’s public statements emphasised that the appeal is not limited to London, reflecting the geographical spread of those already arrested and charged. With court dates set for several defendants and others due to return under bail conditions, the legal process will run alongside the inquiry into Saturday’s disorder, as investigators seek to identify everyone alleged to have taken part in assaults on officers, criminal damage and other public-order offences in and around Whitehall.
