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    OPINION - So-called 'protestors' who try to intimidate MPs are the arsonists of our democracy

    by Tanya Gold Feb 27, 2024 3 minutes
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    I can only imagine Vladimir Putin’s laughter in Moscow. Last week, Ben Jamal, director of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, told protesters at Westminster he wanted a situation where “they will have to lock the doors of parliament itself”. Three MPs — all women, naturally — have been given police protection. MPs’ offices are surrounded and graffitied. The far-Right white nationalist Tommy Robinson will be allowed to visit London from May. He is threatening riots.

    The Home Secretary must deal with this now

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