![]() “And, of course, if Armistice was about anything, my goodness, it’s about peace.” Speaking in Dundee on Monday, Mr Yousaf said: “I understand (the march) is taking place after the minute silence that we will all undoubtedly observe, I hear it’s not going anywhere near Whitehall or, indeed, the Cenotaph. Ms Braverman took to social media to state that it was “entirely unacceptable to desecrate Armistice Day with a hate march through London.” Its planned route does not pass the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall.īut Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, has been warned by his rank-and-file officers that the protesters may clash with veterans commemorating Remembrance Day weekend. More than 70,000 demonstrators are expected on Saturday for the march, which will start at Hyde Park before heading to the US Embassy. More than 70,000 expected for march on Saturday ![]() The First Minister said he was “beyond angry” at Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, for referring to the demonstrations as “hate marches” and accused her of using the events to exacerbate a “culture war”.Īlthough he acknowledged there would be “one or two idiots” on the pro-Palestine march, he said this should not stop hundreds of thousands of people taking part. ![]() The incident came as Humza Yousaf said plans for a pro-Palestinian march in London on Armistice Day should go ahead. ![]()
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