Polanski says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but warns against march bans

Polanski on BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where he reiterated his apology for sharing a post criticising police after the Golders Green attack. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA

Zack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant “globalise the intifada”, but the leader of the Green party of England and Wales warned against specifically outlawing the phrase or banning a protest planned in London later this month.

Speaking earlier in the weekend, Keir Starmer called for “tougher action” against marchers using the chant after last week’s attack on Jewish people in Golders Green, saying pro-Gaza marches risked having a cumulative effect of being intimidating.