UK’s Starmer eyes banning some pro-Palestine protests
Key takeaways
- PM Keir Starmer says the phrase ‘globalise the Intifada’ should be ‘completely off limits’.
- In an interview broadcast by the BBC on Saturday, Starmer advocated for tighter language restrictions at pro-Palestine marches, adding that in some cases, rallies could be prohibited altogether.
- “I’m a big defender of freedom of expression, peaceful protests,” he told the BBC. “But when there are chants like ‘globalise the Intifada’, that’s completely off limits.”
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PM Keir Starmer says the phrase ‘globalise the Intifada’ should be ‘completely off limits’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets first responders during a visit to Golders Green, northwest London, following an attack in which two men were stabbed, on April 30, 2026 [Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 2 May 20262 May 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says some pro-Palestine marches could be banned and people who use the phrase “globalise the Intifada” could be prosecuted.
In an interview broadcast by the BBC on Saturday, Starmer advocated for tighter language restrictions at pro-Palestine marches, adding that in some cases, rallies could be prohibited altogether.