Sunak seeks clampdown on protests as pressure grows to sack Braverman
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak seeks clampdown on protests as pressure grows to sack Braverman

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Her remarks on Sunday made little mention of far-right counter-protesters she has been accused of emboldening by previously speaking of pro-Palestinian “mobs” and police bias for allowing the rally to go ahead. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper blamed the unrest on Mrs Braverman’s “appalling and unprecedented attack” on the police’s impartiality and her “deliberate” stoking of tensions. Mr Sunak will urge the Met Police to immediately arrest protesters seen using antisemitic slogans, The Times reported, after images of marchers wearing Hamas-style headbands and signs with the slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. Violence by right-wing groups near the Cenotaph on Armistice Day was “unprecedented”, the Met Police’s deputy assistant commissioner said.

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Watch: Rishi Sunak faces Prime Minister’s Questions as senior Tory calls for his resignation
11 months ago

Watch: Rishi Sunak faces Prime Minister’s Questions as senior Tory calls for his resignation

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Yvette Cooper warns against ‘spiral of disrespect’ between ministers and police
1 year, 1 month ago

Yvette Cooper warns against ‘spiral of disrespect’ between ministers and police

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What the papers say – November 16
1 year, 1 month ago

What the papers say – November 16

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Sunak meets Metropolitan Police chief in wake of Armistice Day unrest
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak meets Metropolitan Police chief in wake of Armistice Day unrest

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Sunak meets Metropolitan Police chief in wake of Armistice Day unrest
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak meets Metropolitan Police chief in wake of Armistice Day unrest

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Cameron to return to the Cabinet table as Sunak meets with his new-look team
1 year, 1 month ago

Cameron to return to the Cabinet table as Sunak meets with his new-look team

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Braverman accuses Sunak of ‘betraying the nation’ and backtracking on secret deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Braverman accuses Sunak of ‘betraying the nation’ and backtracking on secret deal

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Downing Street dismissed the three-page letter publicly, with a No 10 spokesman saying: “The Prime Minister was proud to appoint a strong, united team yesterday focused on delivering for the British people. The Prime Minister believes in actions not words.” Mrs Braverman’s explosive letter came after she was sacked as home secretary on Monday morning as Mr Sunak reshuffled his …

Suella Braverman sacked by Rishi Sunak after pro-Palestine march row
1 year, 1 month ago

Suella Braverman sacked by Rishi Sunak after pro-Palestine march row

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Suella Braverman fuels Tory civil war over police row as Sunak urged to sack her
1 year, 1 month ago

Suella Braverman fuels Tory civil war over police row as Sunak urged to sack her

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Watch view of Cenotaph in London as Remembrance Day silence held amid protests
1 year, 1 month ago

Watch view of Cenotaph in London as Remembrance Day silence held amid protests

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Sunak issues plea for ‘unity’ amid tensions over Gaza march on Armistice Day
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak issues plea for ‘unity’ amid tensions over Gaza march on Armistice Day

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UK PM Rishi Sunak under pressure to sack Cabinet minister over remarks on pro-Palestine rally
1 year, 1 month ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak under pressure to sack Cabinet minister over remarks on pro-Palestine rally

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Downing Street insisted it had full confidence in Braverman but said it was investigating how her comments in an opinion piece in The Times were published without its consent, as required by the ministerial code British interior minister Suella Braverman’s job is believed to be hanging in the balance this week after she criticised policing of pro-Palestinian marches in comments …

UK PM facing pressure to sack minister over remarks on Palestine march
1 year, 1 month ago

UK PM facing pressure to sack minister over remarks on Palestine march

Hindustan Times  

UK interior minister Suella Braverman's job was hanging in the balance Thursday after she criticised policing of pro-Palestinian marches in comments made without Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's approval. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Sunak is facing mounting calls to sack Braverman after she suggested officers "play favourites" when policing protests and claimed they largely ignored "pro-Palestinian mobs" during recent demonstrations …

Sunak under pressure after Braverman defied No10 with Met criticism comments
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak under pressure after Braverman defied No10 with Met criticism comments

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UK minister Suella Braverman accuses police of favouring pro-Palestinian protesters
1 year, 1 month ago

UK minister Suella Braverman accuses police of favouring pro-Palestinian protesters

Hindustan Times  

Britain's interior minister escalated a dispute with London's police force on Thursday over the handling of a planned, large pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day, accusing officers of taking a softer stance towards left-wing causes. Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman Home Secretary Suella Braverman has taken a tough line on the tens of thousands of protesters who have gathered in London …

Sunak issues warning over ‘disrespectful’ Armistice Day pro-Palestinian march
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak issues warning over ‘disrespectful’ Armistice Day pro-Palestinian march

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Sunak to hold Met chief Rowley ‘accountable’ for pro-Palestine rally
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak to hold Met chief Rowley ‘accountable’ for pro-Palestine rally

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Pressure on Met to ban ‘provocative’ Armistice Day pro-Palestine march
1 year, 1 month ago

Pressure on Met to ban ‘provocative’ Armistice Day pro-Palestine march

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No plans for more police powers over ‘jihad’ chants, signals Sunak
1 year, 2 months ago

No plans for more police powers over ‘jihad’ chants, signals Sunak

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Sunak acting ‘fairly’ over Braverman claims, says minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Sunak acting ‘fairly’ over Braverman claims, says minister

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Sunak backs tougher police powers to shut down protests before they get disruptive
1 year, 11 months ago

Sunak backs tougher police powers to shut down protests before they get disruptive

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Police could be allowed to intervene before protests become highly disruptive, under new measures set to be considered in parliament, Rishi Sunak’s government has confirmed. The PM added: “The police asked us for more clarity to crack down on these guerrilla tactics, and we have listened.” Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he did not think the changes were necessary, …

Sunak under pressure to ‘come clean over Braverman reappointment’
2 years, 1 month ago

Sunak under pressure to ‘come clean over Braverman reappointment’

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Newspapers including The Sun disrupted by Extinction Rebellion print press protests
4 years, 3 months ago

Newspapers including The Sun disrupted by Extinction Rebellion print press protests

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