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The fallout over a Gaza ceasefire motion on Wednesday has highlighted risks faced by MPs
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. We start with news that the home secretary has said he would not “impinge on operational decisions” by the police when asked whether officers should have stopped a controversial pro-Palestinian message being projected onto Parliament.
The phrase “from the river to the sea” was reportedly beamed onto the building on Wednesday as Gaza protesters descended on Westminster.
It’s very difficult for me to second-guess the operational nature of this.
I don’t know where those images were projected from. I don’t know how easy it would have been for the police officers to get there.
I’ve not had any specific threats brought to me, but we will stay constantly vigilant.
But the point I would make is ultimately members of parliament and indeed elected officials through all layers of government have got to act without fear or favour.
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