Glasgow 'mass deportations' rally to be met with counter protest
It has described it as a 'mass deportation rally' and expects around 200 participants to join.
The National reported in May that Stand Up to Racism planned to organise a counter-protest against the demonstration.
The campaign group has now released further details.
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The group will gather at George Street, and a march is planned for Montrose Street, Cochrane Street, George Square (South), St. Vincent Place, St. Vincent Street, up West Nile Street, round Nelson Mandela Place, and back into West George Street, George Square (North), George Street, High Street, Castle Street before ending at Glasgow Cathedral.
However, the nature of the event and public comments by the organisers have led to a counter-demonstration being planned to halt the march.
Stand Up to Racism has urged supporters to tell Ukip it is not welcome in Glasgow or Scotland.
Ukip has never had any elected representatives in Glasgow and at the General Election last year, it did not stand any candidates in the city.
The party's latest leader, Nick Tenconi, has organised what it billed as a 'mass deportations tour' in cities across the UK, including Nottingham , Liverpool Newcastle and London
In a social media video, he states: 'Illegal immigration is one of the greatest threats to the British people'.
He advocates 'teams of men' going to France to 'intercept and destroy the boats' and calls for 'English patriots' to donate 'English pounds' to "support my mission'.
The rally has led to Stand Up to Racism organising to counter a group they say is aligned with far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
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On its social media, it states: 'Tenconi is a fascist who is trying to radicalise what is left of UKIP, allowing fascist elements to dominate it and trying to build up a group of street thugs to intimidate ethnic minorities, trade unionists and the left. We won't let them!
'They called their tour just days after a far right, "Great British National Strike" protest of over 200 assembled in the heart of Glasgow, waving Free Tommy Robinson' flags and making Hitler salutes.'
The group said Ukip is looking to capitalise on Reform UK's election success.
It added: 'As we have successfully done on several occasions recently, let's mobilise to show them a majority of us in Glasgow oppose them and that we say refugees and migrants make Glasgow.'
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