Sunak Says Planning Protests on Armistice Day Is ‘Provocative and Disrespectful’

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators said the march will avoid the Cenotaph, but the PM said there’s a ‘clear and present risk’ that war memorials could be desecrated.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, on Nov. 13, 2022. Yui Mok/PA

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said protesting on Armistice Day is “provocative and disrespectful” as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protests are set to march on the day to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

It will be the fifth consecutive Saturday that pro-Palestinian demonstrators have taken to the streets since the Israel–Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7.