UK descending into ‘mob rule,’ Sunak says as he urges police to protect MPs
Rishi Sunak has warned that the UK is descending into “mob rule” as he told police they must use the powers they have or risk losing public confidence amid fears about MPs being targeted by demonstrators heightened by the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The Prime Minister discussed a new “democratic policing protocol” with police chiefs, which would see more patrols and “provides clarity that protests at elected representatives’ homes should be treated as intimidatory”.
He was speaking to police leaders about the issues around MPs’ safety at a roundtable meeting in on Wednesday afternoon
