'No need' for pro-Palestinian marches in central London if Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds, says mayor Sadiq Khan There will be “no need” for pro-Palestinian protest marches through central London to continue if the Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds, Sir Sadiq Khan hopes.
Asked whether the ceasefire in Gaza should lead to an end to the London marches, Sir Sadiq praised the Met police for its efforts to maintain law and order and said: “I’m hoping that the ceasefire bears fruit.
The London mayor, speaking on Monday during a visit to Poland to attend the 80th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, said he was “angry and distressed” at the “heightened fear” experienced by Jewish Londoners since the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel in 2023.
Cleary if the ceasefire leads to a permanent ceasefire there is no need for the marches.”.
Two weekends ago, more than 70 protesters were arrested in Trafalgar Square after breaking through a police line in Whitehall.
