(Sky News) The Met Police chief has said there is scope for “sharper” laws in dealing with extremism as he faces criticism over the handling of pro-Palestinian protests in London.
It comes as two women have been held on suspicion of inciting racial hatred following an incident in Trafalgar Square yesterday during a march.
Sir Mark Rowley’s force has faced criticism over how demonstrations in London have been handled — but he told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that his officers are working “ruthlessly” to arrest anyone who “steps over the line” by committing a hate crime.
Detectives were reviewing a potential “hate crime incident” in central London yesterday following chanting that referenced the Battle of Khaybar — a massacre of Jews in 628 by Islamic forces.
