The rally heard from speakers including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Tens of thousands of appointments and operations are expected to be cancelled as a result of the 72-hour strike in England.
Lucien Laviscount was speaking to Good Morning Britain about the Gary Lineker controversy.
She said stepping away as an ambassador was a ‘hard decision’ and she would continue as a supporter of Refuge from the sidelines.
"Unnecessary fixture decided by an own goal," Dan Walker said, while Gary Neville simply responded with laughing emojis.
The MOTD presenter praised people's empathy towards others fleeing persecution and war, saying we "remain a country of predominantly tolerant people".
It is understood the corporation will apologise to the Match Of The Day presenter.
The firm, known formally as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co, said in its annual report that higher crude oil prices propelled its profits.
"I'm on my way to Paddington, where my Bradshaw guide tells me that a BBC presenter can be political, providing it supports the government narrative," one person tweeted in response.
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