No 10 says a law change to give police extra powers to tackle extremist chanting at protests is unlikely
Thousands of protesters march through central London to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian people and demand an immediate ceasefire to end the war on Gaza, in London, UK on 21 October Officers are unlikely to be given fresh powers to address allegedly extremist chants at protests, Downing Street indicated despite a senior police chief saying a weekend
Home Secretary Suella Braverman met Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley on Monday to urge the use of the “full force of the law” after video emerged of a pro-Palestinian protester chanting “jihad”. But following the meeting Sir Mark questioned whether the “line of the law” on extremism was “in the right place”.
However, it came as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman stressed that police have “extensive powers in this space” and that ministers “will continue to discuss with them so there is clarity and agreement about how they can be deployed on the ground”. But it came as Sir Mark said hate crime and terror laws have not “taken full account of the ability of some extremist groups to see around those laws and propagate some pretty toxic messages over social media”.commissioner also questioned why Hizb-ut-Tahrir, the fundamentalist group that held a separate demonstration to the main rally at the weekend at which the “jihad” chants were heard, had not been banned.
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