Ranvir Singh urged to quit after comments on Tommy Robinson march

ITV presenter Ranvir Singh said she has been urged to resign from Good Morning Britain after describing attendees at a weekend Tommy Robinson‑organised march in central London as far‑right racists.

Singh told co‑hosts on Monday that she had been inundated with messages following comments on Sunday in which she recounted a conversation with a man who said he was attending the march. She said roughly half the responses were supportive and half were hostile, including calls for her to quit the programme.

On air, Singh described queuing for coffee at her local station when a "lovely, a really jolly chap" said he was going to join the Tommy Robinson march. She said the comment made her "deeply uncomfortable" and that the encounter prompted her to change plans to avoid taking her son into London that day because she did not feel it would be safe.

"For me that was the kind of conversation I was trying to have yesterday," Singh said, according to broadcast excerpts. She added that some people who attended the march were motivated by frustration about the country's direction and that many attendees might not see themselves as racists or far‑right activists.

Singh read one direct message she received from a viewer, identified as Wendy, who said she and her husband attended the rally but did not consider themselves racist or followers of Robinson. The message said the couple were unhappy with aspects of national policy and that their attendance did not reflect adherence to far‑right ideology.

The comments came after the Unite the Kingdom march in central London on Saturday, which organisers and some reports estimated drew between 110,000 and 150,000 people. Authorities said the demonstration — described by some as the largest right‑wing march in modern British history — began largely peacefully but later saw clashes between protesters and counter‑protesters.

The Metropolitan Police said it faced "significant aggression" while policing the event. At least 25 people were arrested and 26 police officers were injured, four of whom were reported to be seriously hurt. Officers said they were assaulted and at times targeted with missiles during confrontations along Whitehall.

Police and political figures have condemned the violence. Media coverage has focused both on the scale of the rally and the subsequent disorder, as well as on public debate about the motivations of those who attended and the rhetoric surrounding immigration, free speech and national identity.

Singh, who also presents ITV's Lorraine, said she had been left saddened by having to alter her weekend plans and by concerns she felt for her family's safety on a day she had intended to visit central London. She said she appreciated messages from viewers who said her comments resonated, while also acknowledging the intensity of the backlash from others who objected to her characterisation of the march.

The dispute highlights wider tensions in British public life over large‑scale political demonstrations, media commentary and the boundaries of acceptable public discourse. ITV did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the calls for Singh's resignation.