James Cleverly told reporters in Japan a ceasefire would hamper Israel’s ability to defend itself.
People at a rally in Trafalgar Square, London, during Stop the War coalition’s call for a Palestine ceasefire
His comments come hours after Labour frontbencher Imran Hussain said he was quitting his role as shadow minister for the new deal for working people to be able to “strongly advocate” for a ceasefire. He said use of the power to block moving protests is “incredibly rare” and must be reserved for cases where there is intelligence to suggest a “real threat” of serious disorder.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said operational decisions on whether to ban the planned march were for the Metropolitan Police, but he added that the Government would “carefully consider” any application to prevent it. Veterans’ affairs minister Johnny Mercer urged former military personnel not to join protests and stressed that the route of the march was not due to go near the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
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