Pro-Palestine march: Braverman says streets ‘polluted by hate’ as she doubles down on criticism of protesters
Suella Braverman has said the streets of London are “polluted by hate, violence and antisemitism” as she doubled down on her criticism of pro-Palestinian protestors despite the violent targeting of police by far-right thugs that she has been accused of inflaming.
In her first public comments since thousands of far-right hooligans descended on London to disrupt Armistice Day commemorations on Saturday, the Home Secretary condemned antisemitic chants and placards at the pro-Palestinian march and called for “further action”.
Writing on the social media platform X, Ms Braverman also made a stunning U-turn to praise “brave” police after she was accused of encouraging demonstrators linked to the English Defence League and other right-wing groups who threw missiles at officers in a series of violent clashes.
Alongside other senior politicians, Sir Keir Starmer made a fresh call for the Prime Minister to sack Ms Braverman as he said few public figures “have done more recently to whip up division”.
The Metropolitan Police condemned the “extreme violence” faced by officers and pointed to remarks made by the Home Secretary, which helped “increase community tensions”.
The majority of the 145 arrested throughout the day were far-right group members.
