The Latest Breaking News from Armistice Day

The march should be postponed

In today’s newsletter: The Metropolitan police has resisted calls to ban a march in support of a ceasefire in Gaza – but that may not be the end of the story

Downing Street said Rishi Sunak believes the protest planned for November 11 is ‘disrespectful’.

Here is the difference: in March 2019, as peaceful protesters in Gaza took to the streets to demonstrate against deteriorating economic conditions, Hamas responded with vicious beatings, arbitrary arrests and torture. This is how the Islamist regime routinely deals with dissidence.

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The prime minister called planned demonstrations on 11 November an ‘affront to the British public’, while home secretary said they would ‘desecrate’ Remembrance weekend

Stark warning about dangers of allowing Saturday’s planned march to go ahead

Concerns have been raised about the demonstration due to take place in central London on Saturday.

There are fears that protesters could disrupt the two-minute silence commemorating the war dead next Saturday.

Scotland Yard pledged to deploy thousands of officers next weekend to ensure Armistice Day is not disrupted.

UK government fears further unrest in spite of reassurances from organisers about march avoiding Cenotaph