Activists were seen encircling British Legion poppy sellers on Saturday at Charing Cross in London, prompting condemnation from veterans minister Johnny Mercer. A major pro-Palestine protest is planned in central London on Armistice Day.
About 1,200 descended on the station to protest against Israeli attacks in GazaA poppy seller caught up in a pro-Palestine rally said he was punched and kicked by a mob of protesters.
Following Saturday's ordeal, Mr Henderson said: 'I was getting shoved backwards, in danger of falling, and one of them stood on my foot and split my toe.Social media footage shows the 78-year-old – in his distinctive red beret – trying to escape Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said the poppy was not a political symbol and the protesters should have made their arguments elsewhere 'without appearing to try to intimidate ordinary citizens trying to collect a bit of cash'.Mr Henderson ,told the Mail he served in the Royal Corps of Signals, 32 Signal Regiment during the Troubles, insisted that he was attacked on purpose
Home Secretary Suella Braverman welcomed the Met's stance, doubling down on her description of the demonstrators as 'hate marchers' and describing their behaviour as 'thuggish'. Home Secretary Suella Braverman doubled down on her description of the demonstrators as 'hate marchers' and describing their behaviour as 'thuggish'
'I call upon all decent human beings to object to the march and ban it,' he told TalkTV. 'Because the symbol of that day is a symbol of victory and it's a symbol of doing good. Because when you fight evil, sometimes you have to fight. You have to fight evil in order to uproot evil.' Mrs Braverman met police chiefs yesterday to discuss how forces should respond should protests continue in the coming weeks
That is almost two hours after the holding of the two-minute silence to commemorate soldiers killed in the First World War and other conflicts.
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