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A candidate in the Rochdale by-election has received an alleged death threat as foreign secretary James Cleverly calls on pro-Palestine marchers to end their demonstrations because they have “made their point”.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) launched an investigation after being alerted to a video message sent to Simon Danczuk, who is standing for the rightwing party Reform UK.
The clip was filmed by someone referring to Mr Danczuk as “a white devil” and threatening to “put one in his head”.
On a visit to New York to discuss migration, Mr Cleverly questioned whether holding regular marches “adds value” to their calls for an immediate ceasefire.
“The question I ask myself is, ‘What are these protests genuinely hoping to achieve?’” he told The Times.
“They have made a point and they made it very, very loudly and I’m not sure that these marches every couple of weeks add value to the argument. They’re not really saying anything new.”
Councils warn of drastic cuts amid fears over authorities going bust
Councils have warned that neighbourhood services will have to be cut despite a government bailout, with fears that more authorities will go bust over the coming years.
If further funding is not made available in the Budget on 6 March, communities will face the consequences of a worsening financial crisis across local government, the Local Government Association (LGA) said.
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We’ll ‘look’ at any move to increase demonstration notice period - Labour
Labour has said it will “look at” any government proposals on increasing the notice period required for protests.
James Murray, a shadow Treasury minister, told Sky News: “We will have a look at the proposals the government is bringing forward, because what I think we need to get right is a balance between protecting legitimate protest, which is a healthy and important part of our democracy – you know, protests outside oarliament and so on – with the fact that MPs and their offices and their families need to not be threatened or intimidated or face the threat of violence.
“And that’s the balance we’ve got to get right.”
We’re considering increasing notice period needed for large demonstrations, Philp says
The policing minister said the government was considering increasing the amount of notice protesters are required to give the police for large-scale demonstrations, but had not made a decision.
Chris Philp told Sky News: “I think the home secretary is giving that some thought and it’s being kept under review.”
He added: “For very, very large protests where we’re talking about tens of thousands, or possible even hundreds of thousands of people, it may make planning for the police easier if it’s more like a couple of weeks, but that’s just something the home secretary’s thinking about, and certainly nothing’s been decided.”
File photo: Chris Philp with James Cleverly
Cleverly gives New York mayor Arsenal jersey on trip to Big Apple
As we reported earlier, James Cleverly was in New York yesterday where he delivered a speech about migration.
The foreign secretary also met with Eric Adams, the city’s mayor, who he presented with an Arsenal jersey. Mr Cleverly is a fan of the north London side.
Mr Cleverly met with other officials and was seen out and about, walking to City Hall where he delivered his speech.
Chris Philp: We’ll continue to police protests
The policing minister said pro-Palestinian protests would continue to be policed and the government would not seek to prevent them if they carried on.
Asked what the government would do if the protests continued, Chris Philp told Sky News: “We are a free country and people have the right to protest, so we will continue to police those protests.
“Where people cross the line and, for example, incite racial hatred or commit public order offences, then arrests will be made.
“About 600 arrests have been made so far because protests must be within the law, but we are a free country and the right to protest and the right to free speech are fundamental.”
Ministerial comments due in Commons today
Here are the written ministerial statements due to be made in the Commons on Wednesday:
– Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Funding.
– Secretary of State for Scotland: Contingencies Fund Advance.
– Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: DWP Estate – Decommissioning of Temporary Jobcentres.
File photo: House of Commons chamber
Lee Anderson’s comments conflated ‘hateful extremism’ with Muslims in general, minister says
Lee Anderson’s comments about Sadiq Khan conflated “hateful extremism” with “Muslims in general”, a government minister has said.
Policing minister Chris Philp described Mr Anderson’s remarks as “wrong and divisive” but declined to say whether they were racist or Islamophobic.
In an interview with LBC, he said: “First of all they conflated Islamism, which is a form of hateful extremism, with Muslims in general.
“Very often Muslims are victims of Islamist extremism. So conflating the two was wrong, and he was also wrong in the way that he characterised Sadiq Khan.
“There’s a lot you can criticise Sadiq Khan for - for example, London is the only part of the country where knife crime is going up - Ulez is a disaster… he is a terrible mayor.
“But what Lee said about Sadiq Kahn wasn’t true… I would characterise it as being wrong and divisive.”
Home Office unveils £31m security package to protect MPs from threats
Security measures for MPs will be bolstered with a £31 million package that will include providing elected politicians with a dedicated police contact to liaise with over safety issues.
Home secretary James Cleverly, who made the funding announcement, will meet with police chiefs on Wednesday to discuss what more can be done to improve the safety of MPs.
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Four arrested after party political meeting disrupted by protesters
Four people have been arrested after a party political meeting in Stoke-on-Trent was disrupted by protesters, the policing minister has said.
Discussing MPs’ security, Chris Philp told LBC: “There was also an event in Stoke on Friday night when a party fundraiser was shut down by protesters, intimidatory protesters, who weren’t just outside the venue but got inside and started harassing people to the extent that it had to be closed down.
“I’m pleased to say in that case Staffordshire Police have now made four arrests.
“But all of those events, besides the tragic murders of Jo Cox and Sir David Amess, just show how serious this is.
“We can’t cede an inch of territory to people who seek to intimidate our elected representatives.”
Chris Philp
ICYMI: Reform candidate blames George Galloway for ‘whipping up division’ in Rochdale after receiving ‘death threat’
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