The force has been criticised after it said no offences were identified at a pro-Palestine rally. But while the home secretary calls for a 'crackdown', Downing Street says the laws won't be toughened.
There are no plans to change the law to help police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrators calling for 'jihad' against Israel, Number 10 has confirmed. A video of a Hizb ut-Tahrir protest surfaced over the weekend, where a member of the crowd could be heard chanting words including 'jihad, jihad'. However, the Metropolitan Police posted on social media that specialist counterterrorism officers had not identified any offences arising from the clip.
Sir Mark was already scheduled to meet Ms Braverman later today. A source close to the home secretary said: 'There can be no place for incitement to hatred or violence on Britain's streets and, as the home secretary has made clear, the police are urged to crack down on anyone breaking the law.' Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged the Met to use 'the full force of the law' in light of the 'disturbing' videos.
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