Remembrance Sunday live updates: King leads service at Cenotaph as police appeal for help identifying ‘hate crime’ protesters
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Cabinet minister Michael Gove has thanked police for stepping in after he was surrounded by pro-Palestine protesters at Victoria Station yesterday.
Footage shared on social media showed crowds of people shouting “shame on you” as officers flanked him and tried to keep demonstrators away.
In another clip, the housing and levelling up secretary was seen walking down a London street as protesters followed him chanting the same slogan.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Gove said: “I’m very grateful for so many kind messages in the last 24 hours.
“I’d like to thank the police for their exemplary work getting me home safely yesterday.”
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British Transport Police want to speak to this man following a ‘racially aggravated altercation’ at Folkestone Station yesterday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the force by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 217 of 12/11/2023.
Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Police have issued yet another witness appeal today as they search for a pro-Palestine protester in relation to a hate crime incident.
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Seven people have been charged following arrests made at yesterday’s protests in central London, the Met Police have said.
The force said officers made 145 arrests during the Pro-Palestinian demonstration and counter protest by right-wing groups for offences including assault, possession of weapons, criminal damage, public order, inciting racial hatred and possession of drugs.
Charges made so far, which can be found here, include criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of class A drugs, being drunk and disorderly and assault on an emergency worker.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said public order policing “doesn’t end when demonstrators go home” and said officers are “building cases” against those in custody and are investigating those flagged in images and videos on social media.
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The home secretary has said “the streets of London are being polluted by hate, violence, and antisemitism” following clashes between police and protesters in London yesterday.
In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, Suella Braverman did not address claims that she had whipped far-right counter-protesters into a frenzy with her rhetoric earlier in the week.
She said police officers involved in yesterday’s operation “deserve the thanks of every decent citizen” for dealing with aggression from both protesters and counter-demonstrators.
“The sick, inflammatory and, in some cases, clearly criminal chants, placards and paraphernalia openly on display at the march mark a new low. Antisemitism and other forms of racism together with the valorising of terrorism on such a scale is deeply troubling,” she added.
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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has paid tribute to members of the Armed Forces who have given their lives for Britain.
He was one of the religious leaders attending today’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph and was pictured next to the King in Whitehall.
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The chief executive of Hope Not Hate has said the Metropolitan Police did a good job of handling disruption on the streets on Armistice Day.
Speaking to LBC, Nick Lowles said Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley was being “attacked on all sides” ahead of yesterday’s Palestine march and said he was “damned if you do, damned if you don’t”.
“I think that once trouble did start to break out, I think the police largely kept it under control,” he added.
“Of course, there were little outbreaks of violence… I think it could have been so much worse. Literally you had hundreds and hundreds of people who were intent on trouble – and if they had got to the main Palestinian march there would have hundreds of people on the other side intent on trouble as well.”
He also accused some newspapers of “playing down” trouble caused by far-right counter-protesters having “wound up” the situation earlier in the week.
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British Transport police are looking for these four men following a ‘racially aggravated altercation’ at Waterloo Station on Saturday.
The force is appealing to the public for help, asking anyone with information to contact them by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference number 217 of 12/11/2023.
Alternatively they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, has been accused of disrespecting Britain’s war dead after refusing to sing the national anthem at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
Flynn remained silent as Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, and other political leaders and former prime ministers sang God Save the King.
According to The Telegraph, in previous years Flynn’s predecessor Ian Blackford sang the national anthem.
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Labour’s Yvette Cooper has said she was “shocked” that Rishi Sunak didn’t thank the police after 126 arrests were made during Saturday’s pro-Palestinian and counter protests.
The shadow home secretary told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that the government had “made it harder for the police to do their jobs”.
Her comments follow a week in which Cooper’s Tory counterpart Suella Braverman has faced ongoing calls to resign with her rhetoric being blamed for the violent far-right counter-protesters in central London on Armistice Day.
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Prince William, King Charles and Princess Anne during the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in London on Sunday morning. (Getty Images) (Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
The King has led a two-minute silence in Whitehall in memory of all members of the armed forces who laid down their lives for the UK and Commonwealth.
Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer and other political leaders laid down wreaths of red poppies at the Cenotaph while the Massed Bands and Pipers were playing in the rain by the war monument.
King Charles was applauded as he laid down a wreath at 11am.
It comes as the Metropolitan Police has released images of protesters they are looking to identify “in relation to a hate crime” at Saturday’s pro-Palestinian march.
The force shared photos on social media and appealed for anyone who can identify those pictured to contact them.
Rishi Sunak has said the ugly scenes in central London on Armistice Day “utterly disrespects” the spirit of remembrance as police confirmed 126 arrests with nine officers injured. Ninety-two of those arrested were right-wing counter-protesters, according to the Met.
Our coverage of Saturday’s protests on Armistice Day can be found here.
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Michael Gove was surrounded by protesters shouting ‘shame on you’ at Victoria Station (Alamy)
Cabinet minister Michael Gove has thanked police for stepping in after he was surrounded by pro-Palestine protesters at Victoria Station yesterday.
Footage shared on social media showed crowds of people shouting “shame on you” as officers flanked him and tried to keep demonstrators away.
In another clip, the housing and levelling up secretary was seen walking down a London street as protesters followed him chanting the same slogan.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Gove said: “I’m very grateful for so many kind messages in the last 24 hours.
“I’d like to thank the police for their exemplary work getting me home safely yesterday.”
British Transport Police want to speak to this man following a ‘racially aggravated altercation’ at Folkestone Station yesterday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the force by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 217 of 12/11/2023.
Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Police have issued yet another witness appeal today as they search for a pro-Palestine protester in relation to a hate crime incident.
Police used battons near Parliament Square to control the crowds (Getty Images)
Seven people have been charged following arrests made at yesterday’s protests in central London, the Met Police have said.
The force said officers made 145 arrests during the Pro-Palestinian demonstration and counter protest by right-wing groups for offences including assault, possession of weapons, criminal damage, public order, inciting racial hatred and possession of drugs.
Charges made so far, which can be found here, include criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of class A drugs, being drunk and disorderly and assault on an emergency worker.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said public order policing “doesn’t end when demonstrators go home” and said officers are “building cases” against those in custody and are investigating those flagged in images and videos on social media.
The home secretary has said “the streets of London are being polluted by hate, violence, and antisemitism” following clashes between police and protesters in London yesterday.
In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, Suella Braverman did not address claims that she had whipped far-right counter-protesters into a frenzy with her rhetoric earlier in the week.
She said police officers involved in yesterday’s operation “deserve the thanks of every decent citizen” for dealing with aggression from both protesters and counter-demonstrators.
“The sick, inflammatory and, in some cases, clearly criminal chants, placards and paraphernalia openly on display at the march mark a new low. Antisemitism and other forms of racism together with the valorising of terrorism on such a scale is deeply troubling,” she added.
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has paid tribute to members of the Armed Forces who have given their lives for Britain.
He was one of the religious leaders attending today’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph and was pictured next to the King in Whitehall.
The chief executive of Hope Not Hate has said the Metropolitan Police did a good job of handling disruption on the streets on Armistice Day.
Speaking to LBC, Nick Lowles said Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley was being “attacked on all sides” ahead of yesterday’s Palestine march and said he was “damned if you do, damned if you don’t”.
“I think that once trouble did start to break out, I think the police largely kept it under control,” he added.
“Of course, there were little outbreaks of violence… I think it could have been so much worse. Literally you had hundreds and hundreds of people who were intent on trouble – and if they had got to the main Palestinian march there would have hundreds of people on the other side intent on trouble as well.”
He also accused some newspapers of “playing down” trouble caused by far-right counter-protesters having “wound up” the situation earlier in the week.
British Transport police are looking for these four men following a ‘racially aggravated altercation’ at Waterloo Station on Saturday.
The force is appealing to the public for help, asking anyone with information to contact them by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference number 217 of 12/11/2023.
Alternatively they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, has been accused of disrespecting Britain’s war dead after refusing to sing the national anthem at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
Flynn remained silent as Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, and other political leaders and former prime ministers sang God Save the King.
According to The Telegraph, in previous years Flynn’s predecessor Ian Blackford sang the national anthem.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Labour’s Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak hold wreaths during the Remembrance Sunday service. (Alamy)
Labour’s Yvette Cooper has said she was “shocked” that Rishi Sunak didn’t thank the police after 126 arrests were made during Saturday’s pro-Palestinian and counter protests.
The shadow home secretary told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that the government had “made it harder for the police to do their jobs”.
Her comments follow a week in which Cooper’s Tory counterpart Suella Braverman has faced ongoing calls to resign with her rhetoric being blamed for the violent far-right counter-protesters in central London on Armistice Day.
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