British PM: Pro-Palestine protest on Remembrance Day 'disrespectful'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a pro-Palestine protest planned on 11 November, which coincides with Armistice Day, would be "provocative and disrespectful". 

“The right to remember, in peace and dignity, those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for those freedoms must be protected,” said Sunak in a statement. 

“There is a clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated,” he added, without providing evidence of what concrete risk existed.

Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters have been taking to the streets in London to demand an end to Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.

Protests are regularly held on Saturdays. 

Meanwhile, Sunak's government has adopted a staunchly pro-Israeli position so far, refusing to call for a ceasefire.