Who were the far-right agitators at the Henry Nowak protests in Southampton?

Eleven police officers and a police dog were injured as protesters threw bricks and bins at riot officers. Photograph: Christopher Walls/SOPA Images/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Eleven police officers and a police dog were injured as protesters threw bricks and bins at riot officers. Photograph: Christopher Walls/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Analysis Who were the far-right agitators at the Henry Nowak protests in Southampton? Sundus Abdi , Matthew Weaver and Ben Quinn Protest over killing of Nowak and his treatment by police was attended by several far-right leaders, anti-immigrant influencers and known fascists Some of those who attended a protest in Southampton on Tuesday night were ordinary members of the public, appalled at the killing of Henry Nowak and his treatment at the hands of the police – who handcuffed him after a false accusation of racism by his killer, Vickrum Digwa. But the protest, which turned violent, was also attended by several far-right leaders, anti-immigrant influencers and known fascists. Eleven police officers and a police dog were injured as protesters threw bricks and bins at riot officers. Two people have been arrested. While the violence occurred after many of the speakers at the protest had left, some leading figures could be seen in clashes with riot police. Map of where the protests took place There have been concerns from community leaders that far-right groups bused people into area. Many leading rightwing extremists made angry speeches at the protest, which was organised by Southampton Patriots, and was backed by Turning Point UK and Patriots of Britain. Here are some of those who attended. Tommy Robinson View image in fullscreen Robinson stands with demonstrators. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images In his speech outside Southampton police station , Robinson called for Digwa’s family to be removed from the city. “The fact that he [Digwa’s brother] is walking the street is insane,” he told the crowd. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claimed Nowak’s handcuffing showed there was “different treatment for white people compared to non-whites”. Yaxley-Lennon is awaiting trial on charges of harassment against two Daily Mail journalists. Tommy Robinson speaking at protest in Southampton Luke Jahn View image in fullscreen Jahn, in a suit and tie, at the front of the line of protesters. Photograph: Christopher Walls/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Jahn is the Portsmouth branch organiser for the National Rebirth party, a fascist micro-party led by Alek Yerbury. In a video posted on X , he can be seen at the front of a crowd in a brown suit making lewd gestures at riot police. He later tweeted “Anglo Saxon England”, and re-shared a post from a separate user that read, “White people rise NOW”. Jahn was filmed in clashes with police alongside a man wearing a Restore Britain T-shirt. Luke Jahn seen at riot in Southampton Laurence Fox The former actor and London mayoral candidate founded the far-right R