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Pro-Palestine march sets off from Hyde Park as counter-demonstrators chant 'England till I die'
Thousands of people joined a march from Park Lane near Hyde Park to the US Embassy on Saturday, as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration against Israel's military assault on Gaza.
The group had confirmed their route with the...
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Protesters scuffle with police in Parliament Square amid Armistice Day tensions
Counter protesters clashed with police in Parliament Square amid tensions over pro-Palestine rallies taking place on Armistice Day.
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Counter-protesters engage in violent clashes with police in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.
The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Pro-Palestine march approaches Vauxhall Bridge
Footage of the pro-Palestine march as it approaches Vauxhall Bridge.
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Tommy Robinson leads protesters on a march around Chinatown
Far right protester Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, leads protesters through the streets of Chinatown where they scuffled with police amid heightened tensions over a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day.
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Union flag-waving crowds clash with police on fringes of Armistice Day service in London
Counter-protesters clashed with officers ahead of a pro-Palestine demonstration on Armistice Day which is expected to be one of the largest political marches in British history.
Scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop a crowd of...
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Palestinian ambassador receives standing ovation at Sinn Fein conference
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid has expressed gratitude to Irish people “for being so vocal on the side of justice”.
Dr Wahba Abdalmajid comments came as part of her keynote speech at Sinn Fein’s annual...
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Violent scuffles between police and counter-demonstrators in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.
The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Counter-protesters clash with police in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.
The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Almost 2,000 Met officers to be on duty in central London over weekend
Almost 2,000 Metropolitan Police officers will be on duty in central London over the weekend, as the force prepares for Armistice and pro-Palestinian events.
The force said officers from other UK forces will also be on duty in the...
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Hundreds of trade unionists blockade BAE Systems weapons factory in Israel-Gaza protest
Hundreds of trade unionists under the banner “Workers for a Free Palestine” have blockaded weapons manufacturer BAE Systems’ factory in Kent in protest over the Israel-Gaza war.
Activists descended on the site in Chatham, Rochester, at...
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Sunak faces calls to sack Braverman after row over Met criticism sign-off
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to sack Suella Braverman after she defied Downing Street by publishing an article accusing police of bias over protests in support of Palestine.
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Shadow Chancellor brands PM too weak to sack 'reckless and irresponsible' Braverman
Pool clip with Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, in which she discusses the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the policing of upcoming Armistice Day protests, Labour's stance on the Middle East conflict, GDP figures and flood...
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Shadow Chancellor brands Sunak too weak to sack Braverman
Quotes from Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves discussing the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the policing of upcoming Armistice Day protests, Labour's stance on the Middle East conflict and GDP figures
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Starmer renews call for Gaza 'humanitarian pause'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reacts to a question about the Israel-Palestine conflict, a humanitarian pause and the resignation of one of his shadow front-benchers this week, during a Q&A in Wolverhampton.
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Starmer criticises Home Secretary and PM on Wolverhampton visit
Sir Keir Starmer said people across the country are facing “the worst of all circumstances” with a Home Secretary who is “divisive” and a Prime Minister who is “too weak to do anything about it”.
“Across the country I think we see...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters scale Scottish Parliament
Pro-Palestinian protesters on the roof of the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, after hanging a banner and the Palestinian flag. The group of five climbed up the awning outside the main entrance on Thursday morning, unfurling a...
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Case of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped raised with Palestinian leadership
The case of an Irish-Israeli girl who is feared kidnapped in Gaza has been raised with the Palestinian Authority, an ambassador has said.
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland said that she raised the case of eight-year-old Emily Hand...
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Taoiseach says Government doing its 'best' to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said the Government is doing its “best” to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Speaking to reporters in Co Cork, Mr Varadkar said: “There are in and around 40 Irish citizens in Gaza and we’re doing...
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Horse-drawn hearse delivers children's shoes during pro-Palestinian protest in Dublin
Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Dublin, during a procession with a horse-drawn hearse to deliver children's shoes to the British, US and Israeli Embassies and the European Commission Representation.
The stunt was organised to...
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Baitul Futuh Mosque holds the "Prayers for Peace" event
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds a special ‘Prayers for Peace’ event, bringing together communities in solidarity, to pray for the innocent victims of the conflict and to call for a lasting peace in Israel and Palestine.
Guests...
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Residents protest outside LBC following David Lammy's comments on Gaza refugee camp airstrike
More than 35 pro-Palestine gathered outside LBC radio on Sunday morning in opposition to David Lammy's comments last week that an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Gaza could be “legally justified".
The protest, organised by...
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Pro-Palestine rally takes place outside the US consulate Belfast
Footage of a Pro-Palestine rally taking place outside the US consulate Belfast.
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Micheal Martin rejects calls to expel Israel's ambassador to Ireland over 'disproportionate' war in Gaza
Expelling Israel’s ambassador to Ireland would undermine efforts to get Irish citizens out of Gaza, the country’s deputy premier has insisted.
Micheal Martin was responding to a call from Ireland’s main opposition party Sinn Fein, which...