British Universities Tackle Controversial Student Statements After Home Secretary’s Hamas Warning

A Labour MP has avoided disciplinary action from the party after appearing at a pro-Palestine event the day of the attacks.
British Universities Tackle Controversial Student Statements After Home Secretary’s Hamas Warning
People in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration in Piccadilly Circus, London, dated Oct. 9, 2023. Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire
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Several British universities are facing scrutiny after student societies expressed supportive views on the recent attacks by Hamas in Israel, following a warning from the Home Secretary of legal consequences for those supporting the banned group.

Universities including Sussex, Soas, Warwick, University College London, and Queen Mary University of London, have launched investigations into the statements made by their respective student societies.

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