Sadiq Khan tells pro-Palestine activists their protests are 'causing anguish, hurt and fear' to Jewish people in London - amid warnings parts of the capital are turning into 'no-go zones'

Sadiq Khan today told pro-Palestine activists that their protests are causing 'hurt and fear' for the Jewish population of London. But there have been growing concerns that the demonstrations, combined with exploding rates of anti-Semitism amid the Middle East crisis, are creating 'no-go zones' in the capital for Jewish people - with Britain's counter-extremism tsar among those issuing warnings. Speaking on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, the London Mayor asked demonstrators to carry out their protests in a 'respectful way' ahead of the mayoral elections in May Pro-Palestinian activists on a National March for Palestine in London on December 9, 2023 A pro-Palestinian protester stands on a giant lion by Nelson's Column He also stressed the importance of protesting to 'living in a democracy' and said no MP should be calling for them to cease. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in London on October 14, 2023, in support of Gaza Robin Simcox slammed the Government for letting extremists go 'unchallenged for too long', allowing extremist groups to fester There were 4,103 anti-Semitic incidents in the UK last year, according to figures.