MUSICIANS and artists will join politicians and trade unions on this weekend’s national march against the far right, organised by the Together alliance, which is set to be the largest demonstration of its kind in decades.

Singers including Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Katy B, Billy Bragg and Paloma Faith, actors Christopher Eccleston and Sir Lenny Henry and former footballer Shaka Hislop will join politicians from various parties, trade unions and charities in central London on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to march from Park Lane to Whitehall, setting off at 1pm.

As part of the event, there will be live music on the House Against Hate stage in Trafalgar Square from 1pm, featuring major artists.

Together alliance chairman Kevin Courtney said: “There is a growth of voices seeking to cause division in our society, but it’s when we work together that we can make the changes people need.

“That’s why our march matters so much: love, hope and unity.”

National Education Union (NEU) general secretary Daniel Kebede said: “The far right are spreading racism and division. They have no answers for the problems in our society except racism, division and Islamophobia.

“The NEU is proud to be part of an alliance that is sending a clear message: we are building the unity needed to stop the far right.”

Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) co-convener Sabby Dhalu said the march was planned as a response to last September’s Unite the Kingdom demonstration, adding: “The overwhelming majority of people reject the racism, Islamophobia, division, hatred and violence promoted by Tommy Robinson and the far right.”

Saturday’s march is supported by more than 450 organisations, including the TUC, Unite, Unison, the British Medical Association, the General Federation of Trade Unions, Amnesty International, Oxfam, SUTR and Friends of the Earth.