The Prime Minister said there is a ‘clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated’ if the protest goes…
Holding a pro-Palestine protest on Armistice Day would be “provocative and disrespectful”, the Prime Minister has said.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Sunak said: “To plan protests on Armistice Day is provocative and disrespectful, and there is a clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated, something that would be an affront to the British public and the values we stand for.
Ms Braverman and the immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, backed the Prime Minister’s assessment, with the Home Secretary branding such a demonstration a “hate march”.She tweeted: “I agree with the Prime Minister. It is entirely unacceptable to desecrate Armistice Day with a hate march through London.
Mr Jenrick wrote: “Armistice Day is sacrosanct. These disrespectful and often hate-filled marches, routinely intimidating our fellow citizens, must not be permitted to demean our national moments of remembrance.” He told the PA news agency: “If this security minister knew his brief, he would know the only person in the country that can ban marches is the Home Secretary – his colleague in cabinet.”
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, in a letter to Mr Sunak, said: “Like you, I recognise the profound significance of Armistice Day and the events that take place across the weekend in central London and in communities across London.
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