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The violent rhetoric and actions at the rally reveal limitations of co-opting the flag waving initiative

Nesrine Malik said we need new stories when addressing challenges facing the UK

Starmer has accused past Conservative governments of running an open-borders experiment and has allowed images of deportations to be made public

Between 110000 and 150000 people descended on London for the Unite The Kingdom march organized by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon

The government shares significant responsibility for legitimizing the politics behind the rally

Shabana Mahmood labeled Musk's words as abhorrent and Starmer said some views expressed at the rally did not reflect a nation built on tolerance diversity and respect

Starmer's denunciation of loutish behavior mimics his decision to attribute the summer 2024 riots to far-right thuggery

The principal target of those speaking at the Unite The Kingdom event was Islam and immigration

Countering far-right figures such as Yaxley-Lennon is vitally important

It is hard not to see the link between those putting up flags in the streets and those waving them outside asylum hotels

Elon Musk warned of the need to fight back or die in the face of massive uncontrolled migration

Raise the colours contributed to an emboldening of the far right

There were acts of vandalism against mosques and ethnic food restaurants as well as racist graffiti

Reactive discourse is not enough

Associating far-right ideas with the margins of society ignores how mainstream politicians have normalized such politics

The Unite the Kingdom march was the climax of operation raise the colours

Keir Starmer's pledge to lead the progressive fightback is long overdue

Starmer must abandon his failed strategy of chasing the Reform vote in favor of a bolder more hopeful narrative

Starmer's speech comes after Britain's largest ever far-right mobilization

Starmer has helped embolden the politics he claims to oppose