'Is a pro-Palestine march the same as a Britain First rally?' | LBC Debate

Lewis Goodall and Tory MP Helen Whately went back and forth over the PM's recent comments on the 'globalise the intifada' slogan and pro-Palestine marches. Protesters have a responsibility to call out those chanting “globalise the intifada” at Gaza marches, Sir Keir Starmer has said, amid concerns about the growing threat to British Jews after the Golders Green stabbing. The Prime Minister also suggested he wanted to see “tougher action” against people using certain phrases at Gaza demonstrations, but stopped short of agreeing with calls for a ban on the marches. His latest intervention comes amid repeated warnings from the authorities of a “deeply troubling rise” in antisemitic incidents across the country in the wake of the double stabbing in Golders Green on Wednesday. The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”, after two Jewish men were stabbed in the incident. Sir Keir said: “I will defend the right of peaceful protest very strongly and freedom of speech. I have defended those principles all my life and I will continue to do so. And so I’m not stepping back from that one bit. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #lewisgoodall #palestine #israel #marches #protest #uk #debate #news #politics #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup