People protesting in London against the Israeli attack in Gaza.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has become concerned amid the Israel-Gaza conflict and the backdrop of widespread demonstrations on the streets of the country. There are continuous protests in support of Palestinians in Britain against the Israeli attack in Gaza. London Police is having to sweat hard to control these situations. In such a situation, the situation is becoming increasingly worrying. That’s why Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is chairing a high-level meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday to analyze domestic security issues for the UK. ,
The Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms A (Cobra) meeting comes as thousands of people demonstrated over the weekend against the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Nine people were arrested during the demonstration and five were charged with public order offences. Britain’s Home Minister Suella Braverman also attended the meeting. “We have to ensure that British citizens are protected from the threat of terrorism, as the government always does,” Britain’s Education Secretary Robert Houghton told Times Radio in reference to the high-level Cobra meeting in Downing Street. Ahead of the meeting, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley called for “tougher” laws to tackle extremism on Britain’s streets.
Protestors may attack in Britain
The British government has expressed fear of an attack in its country. Anti-Semitic incidents in the country have increased 14-fold since the crisis erupted in the Middle East three weeks ago, according to the Metropolitan Police. The UK government is reportedly tightening terrorism laws to deal with some extremist concerns linked to protests in the country. Can consider ways to do this. Braverman questioned the lack of stronger police action against such incidents, while police cautioned that the law against such cases was not well defined.
More than 100 protesters arrested in London
Nearly 100 arrests have been made in London since the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated earlier this month. The Metropolitan Police chief estimates there will be “further arrests” over the next few weeks as police hunt down people who breached public order and terrorism laws in recent protests. Meanwhile, Britain’s Crime and Policing Minister Chris Philip has written to the country’s police chiefs asking them to double the number of raids using facial recognition, artificial intelligence-powered technology to catch criminals.