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OPINION - The Standard View: Civil servants should lead by example and get back to the office

It has been almost one year since the World Health Organisation declared the end of Covid-19 as a public health emergency, and nearly two since the last pandemic restrictions in Britain were lifted. Yet saunter around Whitehall and you might be forgiven for thinking it is still late March 2020.

Evening Standard

James Cleverly backs armed police officer who told tourists: Stop 'taking p***' out of King’s Guard in London

The soldier was on duty at the Horse Guards building off Whitehall when a group of young tourists appeared to start heckling him

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine march in London will end near Downing Street, say police

Met had previously refused to allow expected 300,000 demonstrators to hold rally on Whitehall on Saturday

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Met accused of bowing to political pressure with Palestine march curbs

Organisers of ‘Stop the Genocide’ protest this Saturday told they cannot rally outside Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

University friend of Liz Truss and alleged Remainer Olly Robbins tipped to run Keir Starmer's government

Olly Robbins is rumoured to become one of the most powerful men in Britain

Evening Standard

OPINION - Conscription is what nobody wants, but Britain is at war in all but name so it’s time for national service

Across the Whitehall and Westminster villages there is no more toxic subject than national service and conscription for the military, and other services. Any revival of national service, which ended in 1959, would be costly and wouldn’t win votes.

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police arrest 15 Just Stop Oil activists slow-marching on Whitehall

Metropolitan Police officers cleared the area within five minutes

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King Charles leads moving Remembrance Day service at Cenotaph as nation honours war dead

A two-minute silence took place across the UK at 11am to commemorate the end of the First World War and other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces

The Independent UK

Watch as King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Cenotaph

Watch as Britain marks Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, commemorating British military service members who died in both World Wars and later conflicts.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak condemns ‘wholly unacceptable’ violence of far-right and ‘Hamas sympathisers’

'The despicable actions of a minority of people undermine those who have chosen to express their views peacefully,' the PM said

Evening Standard

More than 80 counter-protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstration

MORE than 80 counter-protesters have been arrested as hundreds of thousands of people took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central…

The National (Scotland)

Counter-protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstration

A total of 82 people were arrested in Tachbrook Street, Pimlico, to ‘prevent a breach of the peace’ as the march passed through the capital.

The Independent UK

More than 80 counter-protesters arrested amid pro-Palestine march in London

Those arrested were 'part of a large group of counter-protesters we have been monitoring who have tried to reach the main protest march'

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman accused of fuelling far-right violence near Cenotaph

Police arrest scores of people amid skirmishes with rightwingers in London moments before Armistice Day silence

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The Independent UK

Far-right protesters throw missiles at police as dozens arrested at pro-Palestine march counter rallies

Crowds of men were chanting and climbing on bollards with pockets of disorder breaking out near Cenotaph before silence fell at 11am

The Independent UK

Military top brass turn on Suella Braverman over pro-Palestine march ban row

Generals defend the right of pro-Palestinians to march today and urge the home secretary to back off – as 2,000 police form a ring of steel around the Cenotaph and Whitehall is braced for far-right groups

The Independent UK

Cenotaph: What is the history and significance of the Whitehall monument on Remembrance Day?

War memorial honouring Britain’s fallen soldiers designed by Sir Edward Lutyens in 1920 and has stood as centrepiece of National Service of Remembrance ever since

The Independent UK

Two charged after Rochdale cenotaph daubed with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti

The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the cenotaph on Whitehall.

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The Independent UK

44 charged after Just Stop Oil protests in Whitehall and National Gallery

Since October 30, 219 activists from the group have been arrested and 98 have been charged.

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil: 44 people charged after protesters target National Gallery and Whitehall

Glass protecting a painting was smashed, and traffic in Whitehall brought to a standstill during the protests

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil protesters smash glass on painting at National Gallery

Two activists arrested after Rokeby Venus artwork targeted, as dozens of others held after blocking Whitehall

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil denies targeting Cenotaph in Whitehall protest ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Whitehall disruption follows activists targeting painting at National Gallery hours earlier

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil activists block Whitehall but hit out at 'lies' they targeted Cenotaph

Pictures showed protesters being held to the ground near the war memorial

The Guardian - UK

Sunak calls Armistice Day pro-Palestinian protests ‘disrespectful’

PM claims Cenotaph could be ‘desecrated’, but Met and organisers say anti-war rally will avoid Whitehall

Evening Standard

'Disgraceful' to set up stage at Cenotaph during pro-Palestine rally, says Security Minister

Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said the area on Whitehall is 'sacred ground'

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