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Weak, weak, weak #Sunak

The #hatemarch by the far-right thugs came about because they followed the dog whistles of #cruella #Braverman

#suella instigated the hate march just like Trump instigated the January 6 insurrection.

To pretend otherwise shows the weakness of this #Tory government and prime minister who has no mandate from anyone to govern.

#GeneralElectionNow #weaksunak

theguardian.com/politics/2023/

The Guardian · Shapps accuses Labour of ‘playing politics’ over Braverman protest commentsBy Peter Walker

🧵1/ The #FreePalestine #London demo drew between 750k & 1M people. The best advertising came from Home Secretary #SuellaBraverman who had branded the march a #hatemarch. She had also bullied the #MetPolice into banning the protest, but the Commissioner resisted. There was gratitude in the crowd for the #police. In a Pimlico backstreet I came across the Met folding a major #FarRight operation run which would have been a very serious security threat to the families walking unawares 50 meters away

metro.co.uk/2023/11/06/pro-pal

Calling for a #ceasefire on #ArmisticeDay is not controversial. These protests have been attended by hundreds of thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds with minimal trouble. The planned protest is not due to take place on #RemembranceDay, nor is it due to take place near the #Cenotaph. It is not a #HateMarch. All we have here is an attack on our #RightToProtest and a #MediaFrenzy whipping up fear amongst the population. #FreePalestine #FuckTheTories

When asked by Emily Maitlis to define "hate march", England's most senior police officer, Mark Rowley, said,...

"You'd have to ask Suella Braverman that... she's picked two words out the English language & strung them together... I don't know whether she means everybody there or some of the people there."

Do I detect a note of frustration in Commissioner Rowley with his boss?