Top musicians, and political, religious, lesbian and gay and faith group leaders willl join thousands of other people from across the country on Saturday’s LMHR/Unite Against Facism “Stop the Fascist BNP” march and parade. Babyshambles, Reverend & The Makers, Mecca 2 Medina, The Paddingtons, Adelaide McKenzie and many more will march and perform, while speakers include the TUC’s Frances O’Grady, Unite union leader Derek Simpson, film director Gurdinder Chadha, CWU postal workers’ leader Billy Hayes, John McDonnell MP, Mark Serwotka leader of civil service union PCS, Claude Moraes MEP, Dr Abdul Bari of the Muslim Council of Britain, and many others.

TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“The TUC is supporting the national march against fascism and racism because we believe that we all have a responsibility to stand up to the politics of hate. Unions are campaigning in workplaces and in communities across the UK to raise awareness among colleagues and local residents of the threat posed by parties of the far right. The British National Party?