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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

People chanting ‘jihad’ in London ‘inciting violence’, says Robert Jenrick

Palestinians evacuate survivors after the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Deir Al-Balah.
Palestinians evacuate survivors after the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Deir Al-Balah. Photograph: Hatem Moussa/AP

People chanting “jihad” on the streets of London are inciting terrorist violence and should be tackled with the full force of the law, Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, has said.

Jenrick’s comments appear to be at odds with the position of the Metropolitan police, which suggested this weekend that officers did not consider it to be against the law.

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