March For Life UK 2026: RECORD CROWDS March In The Capital
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To everyone who made Saturday such a tremendous success! Over 10,000 of you turned up to March for Life with the joy which has become a signature mark of this pro-life event. Please watch and share this highlights video from the day! YouTube algorithms penalise pro-life content so we rely on you to help us spread the word
March for Life UK 2026 by Theo Wilmot
On Saturday 5th September 2026 March for Life UK came back with a bang for our annual march, uniting pro-lifers from across Great Britain and even further afield to declare with one voice that we are and must be, in the words which resounded in Westminster: ‘Pro-family! Pro-life!’
The doors of the Emmanuel Centre opened at 10 o’clock to a queue stretching round the corner. March attendees flowed in to check out a range of pro-life stalls and grab a sign or placard to support their favourite pro-life organisations. At 10:30 events kicked off in earnest: In the Lower Hall pro-life activities for tots and older children commenced, with a play area and face painting for the little ones and a chant competition and ‘create your own pro-life t-shirt’ for the older children and teens. Simultaneously, the Pro-Life Family Summit was opened this year by Christian writer and academic Dr Aaron Edwards.
Dr Edwards, himself a husband and father, spoke at length about the societal implications of the culture of death and the impact a pro-life mindset can have upon the family and surrounding culture. ‘There’s a culture of fear around having children,’ he said. ‘The abortion industry thrives because we see children as a curse, not a blessing.’
Next on the bill was Krista Corbello, a sibling survivor who told of how her mother’s family were so against her keeping Krista that they mailed back photos of her baby bump torn up. Krista shared how her mother trusted God and chose life regardless. In adulthood Krista’s father revealed that while he was glad she had survived, his child from a previous relationship had not been so fortunate and was aborted.
Two panels followed exploring the unique and essential callings of men and women, one on the topic of fatherhood and the other on motherhood. During the fatherhood discussion panellist Ryan Christopher, recounted the losses of his three biological children, Clementine who was miscarried at 9 weeks gestation, Edith who was stillborn, and Benedict who was an ectopic pregnancy. Ryan stated that, ‘My identity is now always to be a father. That’s the grace given me by my children.’ He went on to reflect on fatherhood in its differing expressions, noting that, ‘What it is to be a mature masculine person is to be fatherly.’
The motherhood panel, following the same format, explored what it is to be motherly in different senses and contexts. Speaking from her experience of motherhood and family life, Chiara Finaldi said, ‘The antidote to feminism is motherhood,’ adding that due to ideological and cultural pressures for women to present their family lives as perfect, ‘I feel sorry for the new generation of mothers who are online.’ On the other hand, Emily Vaughan-Spruce was able to provide another perspective on every woman’s call to follow in the footsteps of the Mother of God whether they are blessed with biological children or not, drawing on her wealth of experience caring for the elderly and infirm, reminding all present: ‘God doesn’t make women with second-rate hearts.’
The Summit concluded with final speaker Brandi Swindell, founder of Stanton Healthcare, who was able to bring a hopeful international perspective to bear on the ongoing fight against abortion around the world.
While all this was going on Anglicans, Orthodox, Evangelical Christians and Catholics held their respective services. Westminster Cathedral had standing room only and despite protesters interrupting the Mass, the 15 bishops and countless clergy continued to pray for a transformation of the culture.
At 13:30 the march began and flags of Ss George and David were flying above a sea of signs, banners and icons as we walked the familiar route through Westminster to the sounds of singing and chants. What a privilege it was to march shoulder to shoulder with so many pro-lifers, from retirees in their eighties and nineties to babies in pushchairs, and from bishops to atheists. One could find oneself walking alongside half a dozen teenage boys carrying a banner and five minutes later be chatting with the Archbishop of Southwark, who told me: ‘I am here because I believe in the right to life, and to bear witness to the Gospel of Life. The nation needs to hear that message.’
As always, the march ended in Parliament Square where Hermione Thomas & the Life Band opened for a rousing roster of speakers. Caroline Farrow of CitizenGo was bracing in her message concerning pills-by-post and the legalisation of late-term abortions. ‘Westminster cannot solve poverty by ending the lives of innocent children,’ she said. ‘Let us say plainly what Parliament has done: Parliament has made backstreet abortion legal.’
Next to take the stage was Nanayaa, who shared her testimony as a mother of two boys she might have aborted under pressure from her siblings and medical staff had not her mother encouraged her to choose life. She recounted how afraid she was to tell her mother of the pregnancy after her siblings’ unfavourable reactions, and her surprise when she responded to the news with the words, ‘Thank God! Don’t let anyone mislead you or persuade you to have an abortion.’
March for Life Co-CEO Isabel Vaughan-Spruce addressed the crowd, commenting on the rising death toll of abortion in the UK and the looming threat of legal assisted suicide, and providing updates on the establishment’s campaign of intimidation and legal prosecutions against pro-life voices in this country. ‘Not content with trampling on the rights of the unborn,’ she said, ‘the state is now trying to trample on the rights of those who stand up for the unborn.’ Urging the assembly not to lose hope, she said, ‘We are all people who can make a difference – each and every person here. 11,000,000 voices will never be heard in the UK – but yours still can be.’
Final speaker Jeff Joaquin provided the last testimony of the day. He told the heart-rending tale of how he at 17-years-old insisted on driving his then girlfriend for an abortion, though he could not bring himself to accompany her into the building. However, this loss proved to be Jeff’s first step down a spiral of grief and addiction which culminated in ruined career and a cocaine-induced heart attack. ‘I thought I could bury that issue, go to college and have an NFL career,’ he said. ‘What ended up happening is that issue buried me.’
Then came a time of prayer to conclude the day. First intercessory prayers were led by Pastors Dia Moodley and Regan King along with Christian Concern’s Andrea Williams, Lisa Barr of Evangelical Alliance, and Voice for Justice CEO Lynda Rose. Finally, the Roman Catholic bishops, who this year numbered 15, took to the stage along with Canon Montjean of the ICKSP to lead the Prayer for Life and impart a message from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.
Although protesters were visible throughout the day, the March for Life well and truly drowned them out with over 10,000 attendees and the day was one of abundant blessings and faithful witness to the unavoidable truth that abortion hurts the family. Let’s make a pledge to share what we witnessed and come back on Saturday 4th Sept 2027 in even greater numbers!
