Rishi Sunak today condemned as ‘despicable’ both ‘EDL thugs’ who attacked police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters pictured openly supporting Hamas following a day of chaos in central London.
The Metropolitan Police said 126 arrests have been made so far, the ‘vast majority’ far-right football hooligans who pelted officers with bottles, cans and metal fences after gathering to ‘protect the Cenotaph’ in Whitehall. Nine officers were injured.
While the pro-Palestinian march did not see this level of violence it was once again marred by numerous incidents of vile antisemitism, with one marcher holding a sign showing a Jewish Star of David wrapped around a Nazi swastika.
Worth noting …
The @metpoliceuk's Sir Mark Rowley said he can't ban pro-Palestinian protests on Armistice Day. The EDL was banned from marching for 30 days in 2011.
"I was guided by the police assessment & request the Home Secretary to ban all processional marches through London for 30 days."… pic.twitter.com/1Rc0Imlx0m
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) November 8, 2023
