Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:57pm on 11 Nov 2023,Saturday International
Organisers of the pro-Palestine march in London claimed up to 1 million people took part, calling it the second-largest protest in British history. A speaker told the rally in Nine Elms that over 800,000 were present, possibly reaching 1 million. The Metropolitan Police had estimated 300,000 attended. The massive march drew counter-protesters on Armistice Day, leading to over 80 arrests as police sought to prevent clashes. Skirmishes broke out near the Cenotaph war memorial as far-right groups tried to approach the rally. Critics accused the UK's Home Secretary Suella Braverman of emboldening far-right protesters after accusing police of favoring pro-Palestinian "mobs." Organizers boasted up to a record-breaking 1 million joined the controversial London march for Palestine on Armistice Day.
