PM statement comes after Mark Rowley defied calls for ban on pro-Palestinian march through London
Rishi Sunak: ‘My view is that these marches are disrespectful and that’s what I’ll be discussing with the police commissioner later today.’Rishi Sunak: ‘My view is that these marches are disrespectful and that’s what I’ll be discussing with the police commissioner later today.’Speaking before a meeting with the police chief, the prime minister, during a visit to a school in Lincolnshire, notably failed to endorse Rowley’s Monday evening announcement.commissioner has made,” Sunak told reporters.
The health secretary, Steve Barclay, told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that there would be further discussions over a potential ban. Under section 13 of the 1986 Public Order Act, a chief constable can apply to the home secretary to prohibit public processions to avoid serious public disorder.
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