London Gaza rally: Rishi Sunak swears to hold Met chief ‘accountable’ over march

London Gaza rally: Rishi Sunak swears to hold Met chief ‘accountable’ over march

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Image source, Getty Images By Jacqueline Howard & Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Rishi Sunak has stated he will hold the Met Police chief “accountable” over a pro-Palestinian march set to take location this Saturday, on Armistice Day. The prime minister hasactually criticised the timing of the presentation in London as “provocative and ill-mannered”. Sir Mark Rowley declined calls by advocates to restriction the demonstration, stating such a relocation would be a “last resort”. Organisers firmlyinsist their march will not go near celebrations and implicate the federalgovernment of production a row. Protests haveactually been held in London, and other cities worldwide, each Saturday because the Israel-Gaza war started. Earlier, Mr Sunak satisfied the Met Police commissioner to lookfor “reassurances” that remembrance services would be secured, stating there was a danger of “those who lookfor to divide society utilizing this weekend as a platform to do so”. In a declaration, he stated authorities had verified the presentation would be far from the Cenotaph – the focal point of remembrance services – however that Sir Mark would keep the matter under consistent evaluation based on newest intelligence. Mr Sunak spoke of the tremendous sacrifices made for our liberty and peace today. “Part of that flexibility is the right to quietly demonstration,” he stated. “And the test of that flexibility is whether our dedication to it can makeitthrough the pain and disappointment of those who lookfor to usage it, even if we disagree with them.” The organisers of the demonstration have withstood cops pressure to holdoff the presentations, and implicate the federalgovernment of attempting to weaken their cause. Ben Jamal, of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign which is behind the march, stated he thought the federalgovernment was production a row and utilizing the Armistice Day angle to shot to “delegitimise” them. “There’s something especially askew with an argument that states a demonstration calling for a ceasefire is insomeway unsuitable on Armistice Day,” he informed the BBC. Home Secretary Suella Braverman hasactually implicated the authorities of being more lax on left-wing demonstrations than those arranged by nationalists or conservative activists. Writing in the Times, she stated there was “a understanding that senior authorities officers play favourites when it comes to protesters”. Ms Braverman recommended there was a variation in the policing of “lockdown
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