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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Boffey, Rajeev Syal and Vikram Dodd

Sunak accused of ‘silly posturing’ by ex-Tory minister after climbdown over pro-Palestine rally

A pro-Palestine rally central London last Saturday
A pro-Palestine rally in central London last Saturday. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak has been accused of “silly puffed-up posturing” by senior Tories after being forced to concede at the 11th hour that a pro-Palestine march planned for Armistice Day will go ahead.

For days ministers have insisted that the march through central London should not proceed out of respect for commemorations being held on 11 November.

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