Government begins apparent defence of home secretary after she described pro-Palestine demonstration as a ‘hate march’
Far-right protests in London which saw nine police officers injured were nothing to do with Suella Braverman’s rhetoric, Grant Shapps has argued as the government began an apparent defence of the home secretary amid widespread calls for her sacking.
After the violent scenes around the Cenotaph on Saturday, where far-right groups fought officers in what was billed a counterprotest to a much larger pro-Palestine demonstration, Labour said Braverman had intentionally inflamed tensions and undermined the police.
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