{"id":240709,"date":"2023-11-14T23:04:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=240709"},"modified":"2023-11-14T23:04:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:04:07","slug":"rishi-vows-to-hold-met-chief-mark-rowley-accountable-if-violence-erupts-at-pro-palestine-march-on-armistice-day-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/rishi-vows-to-hold-met-chief-mark-rowley-accountable-if-violence-erupts-at-pro-palestine-march-on-armistice-day-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi vows to hold Met Chief Mark Rowley 'accountable' if violence erupts at pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
RISHI Sunak today vowed to hold Met chief Sir Mark Rowley "accountable" if any violence erupts at Saturday's pro-Palestine march.<\/p>\n
The PM slammed plans for 700,000 activists to march in Central London as "disrespectful". <\/p>\n
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He will meet with Sir Mark this afternoon to discuss how officers intend to prevent clashes breaking out on Armistice Day. <\/p>\n
Ministers have implored organisers of the Gaza march to delay the protest to a less sensitive date. <\/p>\n
But bosses at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have refused and Sir Mark said yesterday "the threshold to call off the rally hadn\u2019t been reached". <\/p>\n
The Home Office can only ban a march if the Met advises there is a serious risk of violence.<\/p>\n
So far chiefs have greenlighted it to go ahead – but Sir Mark did call on organisers to "urgently reconsider". <\/p>\n The PM said: "This is a decision that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has made.<\/p>\n "He has said that he can ensure that we safeguard remembrance for the country this weekend as well as keep the public safe.<\/p>\n "Now, my job is to hold him accountable for that.<\/p>\n "We've asked the police for information on how they will ensure that this happens. I'll be meeting the Metropolitan Police Commissioner later today to discuss this.<\/p>\n "More broadly, my view is that these marches are disrespectful and that's what I'll be discussing with the Police Commissioner later today."<\/p>\n In a statement on Tuesday, Sir Mark said: "The laws created by Parliament are clear. <\/p>\n "There is no absolute power to ban protest, therefore there will be a protest this weekend."<\/p>\n Sir Mark added that moving to ban a march is "incredibly rare" and must be reserved for cases where there's a "real threat" of violent disorder. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Sir Mark insisted Palestine rally organisers have shown "complete willingness to stay away from the Cenotaph and Whitehall and have no intention of disrupting the nation's remembrance events".<\/p>\n He added: "Should this change, we've been clear we will use powers and conditions available to us to protect locations and events of national importance at all costs."<\/p>\n<\/picture>GAZA ESCAPE <\/span><\/p>\n
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