Rishi Sunak makes U-turn on pro-Palestine Armistice protest

November 09, 2023
[caption id="attachment_3407" align="alignleft" width="1200"]Saturday’s pro-Palestine march through London mapped Saturday’s pro-Palestine march through London mapped[/caption] Rishi Sunak said the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was committed to maintaining a "police posture of constant control" ahead of a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration on Armistice Day following a Downing Street meeting in the afternoon. It comes after the Prime Minister said he would hold the Metropolitan Police Commissioner "to account" for the decision to allow the march. “It’s welcome that the police have confirmed that the march will be away from the Cenotaph and they will ensure that the timings do not conflict with any Remembrance events,” the Mr Sunak said in a statement. “There remains the risk of those who seek to divide society using this weekend as a platform to do so.” He added: “The Commissioner has committed to keep the Met Police’s posture under constant review based on the latest intelligence about the nature of the protests.” Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure on law enforcement to try to stop a protest in London on Saturday, saying: “The law created by Parliament is clear. There is no absolute right to ban protests.

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