UK could give police more powers to curb chants at Palestine rallies: Keir Starmer
LONDON: The UK government could give powers to police to crack down on chants at pro-Palestine protests.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told reporters new measures drawn up by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to take into account the “cumulative” impact of demonstrations could go even further than initially announced.
It comes after protests across the UK in support of the Palestinian cause and the banned group Palestine Action, which the prime minister had called for not to go ahead after a terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester killed two people last week.
Mahmood called the decision to press on with the protests “un-British” and “dishonourable,” and said new powers would let police re-route or ban marches in future if deemed too disruptive. The Metropolitan Police said 492 people were arrested in London for their part in the protests.
