Sharon Osbourne Plans to Attend London Anti-Immigration Rally
Sharon Osbourne, the television personality and widow of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, has announced her plans to attend an anti-immigration demonstration in London on May 16. The event, organized by activist Tommy Robinson under the banner Unite the Kingdom, is set to take place at Trafalgar Square and focuses on opposition to mass immigration and what organizers describe as government oppression.
Osbourne, 73, made her intention public in a comment on a social media video posted by Robinson, whose legal name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. In the footage, Robinson stated that the date would mark a moment when "Britain rises and reunites" and urged supporters to unite against perceived mistreatment. "We have had enough of migration and mass immigration and the oppression from a tyrannical government," he said, calling for action to "get rid of the tyrants in power." He expressed ambitions for the rally to "bring London to a total standstill," building on a similar event last September that drew more than 100,000 participants.
That previous Unite the Kingdom gathering resulted in at least 25 arrests and injuries to 26 police officers amid reports of violent disorder. Counter-protesters,...