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Union flag-waving crowds clash with police on fringes of Armistice Day service in London
Counter-protesters clashed with officers ahead of a pro-Palestine demonstration on Armistice Day which is expected to be one of the largest political marches in British history.
Scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop a crowd of...
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Violent scuffles between police and counter-demonstrators in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.
The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Counter-protesters clash with police in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.
The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Protesters chant 'England, England, England' as wreaths are laid at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day
Hundreds of people gathered at the Cenotaph to observe two minutes of silence to commemorate the UK’s war dead at 11am, while violent clashes erupted between police and union flag-waving protesters attempting to reach...
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Politics daily briefing: November 11
Daily politics briefing for November 10, as police are braced for hundreds of thousands of people descending on the capital for what is expected to be one of the largest political marches in British history on Saturday.
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Clashes break out between police and crowds waving St George's flags as they try to reach Whitehall
Clashes have broken out between police and groups attempting to reach the Cenotaph. A large crowd of people bearing St George’s flags was seen walking along Embankment and shouting “England till I die”.
A line of police attempted to...
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Almost 2,000 Met officers to be on duty in central London over weekend
Almost 2,000 Metropolitan Police officers will be on duty in central London over the weekend, as the force prepares for Armistice and pro-Palestinian events.
The force said officers from other UK forces will also be on duty in the...
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Hundreds of trade unionists blockade BAE Systems weapons factory in Israel-Gaza protest
Hundreds of trade unionists under the banner “Workers for a Free Palestine” have blockaded weapons manufacturer BAE Systems’ factory in Kent in protest over the Israel-Gaza war.
Activists descended on the site in Chatham, Rochester, at...
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Shadow Chancellor brands PM too weak to sack 'reckless and irresponsible' Braverman
Pool clip with Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, in which she discusses the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the policing of upcoming Armistice Day protests, Labour's stance on the Middle East conflict, GDP figures and flood...
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Shadow Chancellor brands Sunak too weak to sack Braverman
Quotes from Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves discussing the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the policing of upcoming Armistice Day protests, Labour's stance on the Middle East conflict and GDP figures
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Starmer criticises Home Secretary and PM on Wolverhampton visit
Sir Keir Starmer said people across the country are facing “the worst of all circumstances” with a Home Secretary who is “divisive” and a Prime Minister who is “too weak to do anything about it”.
“Across the country I think we see...
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Sadiq Khan was 'astonished' by Home Secretary's 'incorrect and inflammatory'' Times article
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan visits a school in North London to attend a Stand Up, Education Against Hate workshop aimed at challenging antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.
He also commented the words of Home Secretary Suella Braverman who ...
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Suella Braverman’s claims of police bias not signed off by Downing Street
Suella Braverman has defied Rishi Sunak by publishing an explosive article in which she accused police of “playing favourites” with pro-Palestinian protesters without getting sign-off from Downing Street in advance.
The Home Secretary’s...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters scale Scottish Parliament
Pro-Palestinian protesters on the roof of the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, after hanging a banner and the Palestinian flag. The group of five climbed up the awning outside the main entrance on Thursday morning, unfurling a...
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Sunak to hold Met Commissioner ‘accountable’ for giving go-ahead to Gaza rally
Rishi Sunak has said he will hold the Metropolitan Police Commissioner “accountable” for his decision to greenlight a “disrespectful” pro-Palestinian demonstration to take place on Armistice Day.
The Prime Minister will meet Sir Mark...
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Anti-Monarchy group protest ahead of State Opening of Parliament
Anti-Monarchy pressure group Republic fly "Not My King" flags in protest outside the Palace of Westminster in London ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords.
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Police have Government’s 'absolute and total backing' to tackle criminality, says Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said police have the Government’s “absolute and total backing” to tackle criminality, amid objections to a pro-Palestinian march due to take place on Saturday, Armistice Day.
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Horse-drawn hearse delivers children's shoes during pro-Palestinian protest in Dublin
Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Dublin, during a procession with a horse-drawn hearse to deliver children's shoes to the British, US and Israeli Embassies and the European Commission Representation.
The stunt was organised to...
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Pro-Palestine rally takes place outside the US consulate Belfast
Footage of a Pro-Palestine rally taking place outside the US consulate Belfast.
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Pro-Palestine protesters gather in central London for fourth consecutive week
Protesters gathered in central London on Saturday for the fourth consecutive week of protests against Israel's bombardment of Gaza following Hamas's bloody assault on Israel on October 7.
Footage of protests in and around Trafalgar...
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Mayor of London says security minister should stop 'posturing' about Pro-Palestine protests
Sadiq Khan has said Tom Tugendhat should stop “posturing”, after the security minister wrote to the Mayor of London regarding pro-Palestine protests over Remembrance weekend.
Mr Khan told the PA news agency: “If this security minister...
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Protests as Starmer delivers speech defending his stance on a ceasefire
Protesters gathered outside Chatham House on Tuesday as Keir Starmer delivered a speech inside in which he argued that a permanent ceasefire in Israel and Gaza could currently risk more violence.
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Daily politics briefing: October 30
All the latest political developments as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for greater clarity from the Government on policing extremism as he faces criticism over the handling of pro-Palestinian protests in...
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Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators take to London streets
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have taken to London streets, demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Rallies have also been organised elsewhere in the UK – including in Manchester and Glasgow.
In London on...