22 September 2025

The East London Mosque has written to both the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary, raising urgent concerns about the Unite the Kingdom rally held in Central London on Saturday 13 September 2025.

The rally featured repeated attacks on Muslims, Islam, and immigrants, with speakers invoking the inflammatory rhetoric of a so-called “great replacement” and describing immigration as an “invasion.” Disturbingly, there were explicit calls to “get rid of Islam,” to ban mosques and non-Christian religious practices, and chilling chants inciting violence. The rally also drew in extremist figures from abroad, who made derogatory comments about Islam and Muslims.

In our letter, the Mosque welcomed the Prime Minister’s clear condemnation of violence and intimidation at the rally, but stressed that words alone are not enough. The Mosque has called for prosecutions against those inciting violence, equal policing standards across communities, and a strengthened government strategy to tackle far-right extremism.

We welcome the Prime Minister’s condemnation, but our communities now need to see action. Hate speech and incitement to violence must never be given licence in Britain. The Government must take urgent steps to protect all communities from intimidation and to challenge the growing threat of far-right extremism.

      — Junaid Ahmed, CEO, East London Mosque Trust

The Mosque is urging the Government to take urgent action to confront this growing threat, protect vulnerable communities, and ensure that people of all backgrounds can live safely and without fear in Britain.