Shabana Mahmood Bans Pro-Palestine Al Quds Day March Amid 'Public Disorder' Fears

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part at a demonstration on Al Quds Day in London in 2024.

Shabana Maymood has approved a Metropolitan Police request to ban a pro-Palestinian march “to prevent serious public disorder”.

The annual Al Quds Day demo had been due to take place in London on Sunday.

It had drawn criticism over apparent backing for the Iranian regime after its organisers expressed support for the country’s late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli air strikes earlier this month.