0h 12min, may 2, 2026 y - Protests May need to Stop

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The prime minister has suggested there may be a case for banning some protests, following calls for a suspension of pro-Palestinian marches.

Asked if he wanted tougher policing of language used during marches, or if he wanted to stop some protests altogether, Sir Keir Starmer told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think certainly the first, and I think there are instances for the latter."

Sir Keir said he would always defend the right to protest but he was concerned about the "cumulative" effect of repeated marches on the Jewish community.

It comes after two Jewish men, Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine, were stabbed in Golders Green, London, on Wednesday.

Essa Suleiman, 45, has been charged with three attempted murders.

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