“We cannot put a price or a time limit on democratic rights, otherwise they cease to be rights and we risk our democracy. These Marches for #Palestine have been overwhelmingly peaceful, as the police themselves have admitted, which begs the question as to why the #MetPolice feel they need to commit so many officers to their policing.”
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/met-police-pro-palestine-protests-cost-london-sadiq-khan-b1209261.html
#UKPolitics #Protest #Policing
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/met-police-pro-palestine-protests-cost-london-sadiq-khan-b1209261.html
Met Police spends over £53 million on pro-Palestine protests ‘instead of fighting crime’ in London
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley believes resources would be better used to combat phone snatches and violent crimeAnthony France (Evening Standard)