Israel-Hamas war: Met Police commissioner holds 'constructive' meeting with Home Secretary

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Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said he has held a "constructive" meeting with Home Secretary Suella Braverman about the government's position on the policing of protests over the weekend.

It comes after a video of a Hizb ut-Tahrir protest surfaced over the weekend, where a member of the crowd could be heard chanting words including "jihad, jihad" but police said no offences had been committed - because the word has multiple meanings.

Commissioner Rowley said the laws for tackling extremism may need to be redrawn in light of pro-Palestinian protests around the Israel-Hamas war. He added that recent events were "illustrating that maybe some of the lines aren't quite in the right place".

He also said there were "lessons to be learnt" from other forces who had "more assertive" frameworks, but he concluded: "That is for politicians and parliament to draw the line. I am focused on being absolutely ruthless in enforcing the letter of the law."

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/met-police-chief-wants-law-change-to-tackle-extremism-in-light-of-jihad-protest-chants-but-no-10-has-no-plans-12990974

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