PM: I'll Hold Met Chief To Account Over Decision To Allow March

RISHI SUNAK said today he would hold Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley “accountable” for his decision to greenlight a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Armistice Day.

- Martin Bentham

The Met chief yesterday said the legal threshold for banning it had not been met so far and it would be allowed to go ahead unless the intelligence picture changed. He said that police would “do everything in our power” to ensure that the commemorations would take place without disruption. But the Prime Minister said he would be meeting Sir Mark later today to discuss the situation. He warned: “This is a decision that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has made. He has said that he can ensure that we safeguard remembrance for the country this weekend as well as keep the public safe. Now, my job is to hold him accountable for that.”