The head of the Metropolitan police has warned his force will be “absolutely ruthless” in dealing with pro-Palestine protests and said that terrorism threat in the UK is “being accelerated” by the events in the Middle East.
Commissioner Mark Rowley said he would support a review of the legal definition of extremism and how it should be policed, as government ministers called for a “stricter clampdown” on protests but said that current laws were “robust enough” to deal with offences.