Crowd gathers in response to Keir Starmer's speech
Participants waved "Stop the Far Right", "Refugees welcome" and "Stop Dawn Raids" signs at the Buchanan Street steps.
(Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) One speaker said: "I'm really sad and angry that this rubbish and garbage is coming from someone who is a Labour Prime Minister.
"He came on national television, telling the people of Britain that migrants are your problem.
"Losing an election to the far-right Nigel Farage suddenly he had a dream the previous night to blame migrants for the failure in the local election, in the by-election in England.
"Brothers and sisters, this is a sad day."
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(Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) A statement from Stand Up To Racism Scotland added: "We reject the argument that migrants are responsible for low pay, unemployment, lack of housing or funding cuts in our schools, hospitals and community services. It wasn't migrants who stole winter fuel allowance from pensioners, scrapped welfare benefits or kept the two-child benefit cap.
"Efforts to curb migration will only place more strains on already understaffed and underfunded care homes, the NHS and education centres, as well as our food security."
Earlier this month, Keir Starmer stated that the UK is at risk of becoming a 'nation of strangers' and said high immigration had caused harm and must come down.
He has also been criticised by Green and SNP councillors for aping the language of the far right and of Reform UK.
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