United Against Fascism North West regional organiser Paul Jenkins told the LDRS that the protesters received “wide support”
The leader of an anti-fascist rally held in Preston on Saturday says that it served as a reminder to far-right groups that they would be “opposed” if they tried to organise in the city.
The private event – at a venue that was not made public – centred around plans to honour and remember current and past far-right figures, including the 1930s founder and leader of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley. The meeting prompted a collection of Lancashire trade unions and the North West branch of the Unite Against Fascism campaign to mount a protest in the city centre at about the same time.
“A tiny minority [of others] have had to hold a secret national meeting – and I think that tells you everything – whereas we had an open public meeting, which was built on a united front of local trade unions and other people.