Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
The prime minister made the extraordinary allegation as he met with police leaders to discuss the wave of protests which have taken place over the war betweenAt a briefing for political journalists this morning, the PM’s spokesman was repeatedly asked what Sunak had based his claims on.
“The PM was also referring to incidents like the blocking of Tower Bridge by protests last weekend, anti-Semitic projections on the Palace of Westminster and the intimidation of MPs and others around votes in parliament on the Israel and Gaza conflict.“It is obviously right in that context that the PM announce further funding yesterday and met with police chiefs to agree a new policing protocol to protect the UK’s democratic processes from disruption.
One reporter asked the spokesman: “Where is the consensus? No one has ever said that apart from him.” He was also asked to provide examples of people or groups who are part of the supposed “consensus” and replied: “I’m not going to seek to name individuals. “That is what the public expect. It is fundamental to our democratic system. And also it is vital for maintaining public confidence in the police.”
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