Posted on 01/09/2024 10:30:00 AM PST by Freeleesy
Pro-Palestine march organisers could be charged to help cover the costs of policing under proposals being looked at by the Home Office. An official review by Lord Walney, the Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption, has said there is a case for charging because of the “great amount of police resource” being absorbed by the protests. Since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas and Israel’s military response in Gaza, London and many other UK cities have been convulsed by pro-Palestine marches. The total cost of policing the protests is estimated to have reached more than £20 million. Appearing before MPs in December, Matt Twist, the assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, said that between Oct 7 and Dec 8 his force had spent £17 million on the protests….
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