The Cenotaph and other war memorials 'could be desecrated' if pro-Palestinian protests go ahead during next week's Remembrance events, Rishi Sunak has said.
The Cenotaph and other war memorials "could be desecrated" if pro-Palestinian protests go ahead in London during next week's Remembrance commemorations, Rishi Sunak has said.
“The right to remember, in peace and dignity, those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for those freedoms must be protected. The London mayor said the minister should stop “posturing” to the media and speak to the home secretary himself.Massive protests attended by up to 100,000 people have been taking place in London every weekend since Israel began to bomb Gaza in response to a deadly massacre carried out by proscribed Palestinian terror group Hamas on October 7.They are expected to take place again this weekend and again next weekend, when Remembrance commemorations will take place.
Armistice Day on November 11 is the anniversary of the end of the First World War and is also known as Remembrance Day. The Met has vowed to use all its powers to stop the disruption of commemorations and said officers will be deployed across the capital that weekend as part of a “significant policing and security operation”.
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