Government to Seek Discussion After Met Police Said ‘Jihad’ Chant Was Lawful

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said it’s up to the police to decide on operational matters, but people will find the Met’s analysis ’surprising.’
Government to Seek Discussion After Met Police Said ‘Jihad’ Chant Was Lawful
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme "Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg" on Oct. 22, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
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The government intends to talk to the Metropolitan Police, a minister said on Sunday after the force said a demonstrator chanting “Jihad” in London didn’t break the law.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick told broadcasters on Sunday morning that while it’s up to the Met to make operational decisions, the chant during an Islamist rally on Saturday was “completely reprehensible” and appears to be “an incitement to terrorist violence” to him.

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