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Police urge organisers to cancel Armistice weekend protests

The Metropolitan Police said there are concerns that breakaway groups will cause violence.

The Independent UK

Met Police urges pro-Palestine protesters to delay Armistice Day march but resists calls for ban

The prime minister called planned demonstrations on 11 November an ‘affront to the British public’, while home secretary said they would ‘desecrate’ Remembrance weekend

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil hits out at ‘lies’ as it denies targeting Cenotaph

Politicians including Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson criticised the group, accusing activists of gluing themselves to the memorial.

The Independent UK

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

Whitehall disruption follows activists targeting painting at National Gallery hours earlier

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

Sunak backs police to tackle criminality amid objections to Armistice Day demo

Concerns have been raised about the demonstration due to take place in central London on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Met Police could ban pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day

There are fears that protesters could disrupt the two-minute silence commemorating the war dead next Saturday.

The Independent UK

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Dowden reiterates ‘grave concerns’ about pro-Palestine marches on Armistice Day

UK government fears further unrest in spite of reassurances from organisers about march avoiding Cenotaph

The Guardian - UK

Protesters who vandalise the Cenotaph should be put into jail, says Suella Braverman

There has been “hateful conduct” at pro-Palestinian marches and those attending need to ask whether they are “lending support” to such…

The National (Scotland)

Deputy PM admits 'grave concerns' for possible Pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said anyone who vandalises the Cenotaph should be put in jail

Evening Standard

Protesters who vandalise the Cenotaph should be put into jail, says Braverman

The Home Secretary said elements of pro-Palestine demonstrations were turning into ‘hate marches’.

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Palestine march organisers hit back at Remembrance Day claims after call for ban

Pro-Palestine march organisers said counter protests were ‘at best misinformed and at worse an incitement to public disorder’

The Independent UK

Pro-Palestine protest amid Armistice would be ‘provocative’, says Sunak

The Prime Minister said there is a ‘clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated’ if the protest goes ahead.

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Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines rehearse for Remembrance Sunday

State ceremonial training officer Darren Wearing has been putting his troops through their paces ahead of the service at the Cenotaph.

The Independent UK

Tugendhat: Pro-Palestine protest amid Remembrance weekend events ‘inappropriate’

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are planning to take to the streets, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

The Independent UK

Pro-Palestinian march set for Armistice Day will avoid Cenotaph, protesters say

Demonstrations will be held on Saturday in London and across the UK, with a further march planned in the capital next weekend on November 11.

The Independent UK

Stage at pro-Palestine protest will be located away from Cenotaph, say police

More than 1,000 officers will be deployed to police the pro-Palestine march on Saturday in central London.

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The Independent UK

Security minister says pro-Palestine stage near Cenotaph was ‘disgraceful’

The Met Police and Westminster City Council each suggested the other would have been responsible for approving where such a stage was positioned.

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'

Daily Mirror

Furious nuclear test veterans, still waiting for medals, threaten Cenotaph protest

Veterans of the nuclear tests waged a long fight for official recognition, but a year on from meeting the Prime Minister they're being told the medals are delayed

ABC News

Images of visual impact of Macquarie Point proposed stadium released, but RSL yet to be swayed

Images of Hobart's proposed stadium, and how it will visually impact on the nearby Cenotaph, are released — but will it be enough to sway the RSL, who have dug in opposing the location?

ABC News

John Keating passes 70-year milestone playing the bagpipes at Robinvale Anzac Day services

Robinvale marks a special Anzac Day this year with the retirement of the district's longtime piper John Keating, and the 70th anniversary of the local cenotaph being unveiled.

Glasgow Live

Ex-Navy submariner livid as 'Glasgow council car' parks on pedestrian area next to Cenotaph

A former Navy submariner was on his way to work on Wednesday morning when he spotted a 'Glasgow council car' parked on a pedestrian area metres away from the Cenotaph.

Evening Standard

Police put Cenotaph on secret list of ‘contentious statues’

Officers fear it is among several statues that could be targeted by protesters trying to rewrite Britain’s history

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