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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Clea Skopeliti

‘Armistice Day means ceasefire’: voices of those heading to London’s pro-Palestine march

Protesters wave Palestinian flags and hold placards at the gates of Downing Street  during a protest on 28 October.
Protesters at the gates of Downing Street during a protest on 28 October. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak has said a major pro-Palestine march will go ahead on Armistice Day and that people have the “right to peacefully protest”, after an emergency meeting with the Metropolitan police commissioner, though he described the plans as “disrespectful”.

After the row over holding the protest on Armistice Day, in which the government piled pressure on the police to stop Saturday’s march in London, Marija Carter, 26, viewed the calls for a ban as somewhat ironic but deeply concerning.

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