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Sir Mark Rowley criticised over handling of pro-Palestine protests after antisemitism campaigner threatened with arrestMinisters have called for action to be taken against the Metropolitan police after an officer was filmed suggesting that being “openly Jewish” was a provocation to pro-Palestinian protesters.The incident has prompted calls by the former home secretary Suella Braverman and the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) for the head of the...

Venue says Paul Currie will not be invited back after allegations he verbally abused man who objected to Palestinian flagThe Soho theatre has banned a comedian after Jewish audience members were “subjected to verbal abuse” after a performance last weekend.The central London comedy venue investigated allegations that Paul Currie verbally abused a spectator. Continue reading...

Support for Azhar Ali in looming byelection is a failure to tackle antisemitism, says leading campaignerUK politics live – latest updatesLabour is facing criticism for standing by a parliamentary candidate who has been forced to apologise for suggesting that Israel allowed Hamas’s 7 October attacks to take place to provide grounds to invade Gaza.The comments made by Azhar Ali, the party’s candidate in the Rochdale...