Humza Yousaf said a planned pro-Palestinian rally in London on Armistice Day should go ahead, saying he was “beyond angry” at the UK Government’s response to the protests.
The plans have caused concerns and been condemned by the Government, but the Scottish First Minister said describing them as “hate marches” was “unacceptable”.
The march on Saturday, according to organisers, would see demonstrators begin at Hyde Park in the capital before walking to the US Embassy and not walk past the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall.
Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, said the Metropolitan Police had his “absolute and total backing” to tackle any potential criminality amid calls for the march to be banned.
Speaking to journalists in Dundee today, Mr Yousaf was asked if he supported the march going ahead, saying: “Absolutely. I understand [the march] is taking place after the minute silence that we will all undoubtedly observe, I hear it’s not going anywhere near Whitehall or, indeed, the Cenotaph.
“And, of course, if Armistice was about anything, my goodness, it’s about peace.”
More than 70,000 protesters are expected in the capital on Saturday in the latest round of controversial pro-Palestinian rallies. Boris Johnson said holding a pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day would be “obscene”.
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