It was difficult to determine how genuine the threat was to an immigration advice centre in North Harrow but nevertheless 400-500 people turned up yesterday in a show of unity.
Their message was that the rioters who caused mayhem last weekend were not welcome in Harrow and that the community rejected racism and Islamophobia.
Apparently Keir Starmer had told Labour councillors not to attend such demonstrations and there were none from Harrow present. Some Brent Labour councillors did attend and Cllr Ihtesham Afzal (Wembley Hill ward) made a passionate speech to the crowd.
Attendees and speakers were from many faiths and ethnic backgrounds representing Harrow and Brent's diverse population.
In the event the right-wingers did not turn up. Similar events were held across the country with local people turning out in numbers that demonstrated popular resistance to attempts to divide and threaten communities.
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So Cllr Afzal is a real person, as he doesn't answer emails requesting support for his residents in Wembley Hill Ward! he's too busy in Harrow defending Muslims but not in his own constituency in Brent.
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