Met Police will do 'everything it can' to stop Armistice Day protest disruption, Rowley pledges Armistice Day demo to go ahead as force vows to prevent any disruption Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023
Met says pro-Palestine Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block the gathering The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Met Police say Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block the gathering. The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Officers guarding Rochdale Cenotaph after two incidents, police say The incidents come ahead of Remembrance Sunday. The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Pro-Palestinian groups defy police calls to call off Armistice Day march The Metropolitan Police described the plans as ‘not appropriate’ and expressed concerns about criminal activity. The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Met Police plead for organisers to call off plans for Armistice Day pro-Palestine protest Scotland Yard urges postponement of London protest over Remembrance Weekend Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023
Police urge organisers to cancel Armistice weekend protests The Metropolitan Police said there are concerns that breakaway groups will cause violence. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Met Police urges pro-Palestine protesters to delay Armistice Day march but resists calls for ban The prime minister called planned demonstrations on 11 November an ‘affront to the British public’, while home secretary said they would ‘desecrate’ Remembrance weekend The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Just Stop Oil hits out at ‘lies’ as it denies targeting Cenotaph Politicians including Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson criticised the group, accusing activists of gluing themselves to the memorial. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Just Stop Oil denies targeting Cenotaph in Whitehall protest ahead of Remembrance Sunday Whitehall disruption follows activists targeting painting at National Gallery hours earlier The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Just Stop Oil activists block Whitehall but hit out at 'lies' they targeted Cenotaph Pictures showed protesters being held to the ground near the war memorial Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023
Sunak backs police to tackle criminality amid objections to Armistice Day demo Concerns have been raised about the demonstration due to take place in central London on Saturday. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Met Police could ban pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day There are fears that protesters could disrupt the two-minute silence commemorating the war dead next Saturday. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Dowden reiterates ‘grave concerns’ about pro-Palestine marches on Armistice Day UK government fears further unrest in spite of reassurances from organisers about march avoiding Cenotaph The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Nov 5, 2023 Protesters who vandalise the Cenotaph should be put into jail, says Suella Braverman There has been “hateful conduct” at pro-Palestinian marches and those attending need to ask whether they are “lending support” to such…
Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2023 Deputy PM admits 'grave concerns' for possible Pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said anyone who vandalises the Cenotaph should be put in jail
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023 Protesters who vandalise the Cenotaph should be put into jail, says Braverman The Home Secretary said elements of pro-Palestine demonstrations were turning into ‘hate marches’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Sunak calls Armistice Day pro-Palestinian protests ‘disrespectful’ PM claims Cenotaph could be ‘desecrated’, but Met and organisers say anti-war rally will avoid Whitehall
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Palestine march organisers hit back at Remembrance Day claims after call for ban Pro-Palestine march organisers said counter protests were ‘at best misinformed and at worse an incitement to public disorder’
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Pro-Palestine protest amid Armistice would be ‘provocative’, says Sunak The Prime Minister said there is a ‘clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated’ if the protest goes ahead.
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines rehearse for Remembrance Sunday State ceremonial training officer Darren Wearing has been putting his troops through their paces ahead of the service at the Cenotaph.
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Tugendhat: Pro-Palestine protest amid Remembrance weekend events ‘inappropriate’ Tens of thousands of demonstrators are planning to take to the streets, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Pro-Palestinian march set for Armistice Day will avoid Cenotaph, protesters say Demonstrations will be held on Saturday in London and across the UK, with a further march planned in the capital next weekend on November 11.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Stage at pro-Palestine protest will be located away from Cenotaph, say police More than 1,000 officers will be deployed to police the pro-Palestine march on Saturday in central London.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Security minister says pro-Palestine stage near Cenotaph was ‘disgraceful’ The Met Police and Westminster City Council each suggested the other would have been responsible for approving where such a stage was positioned.