Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march through London

Attenders reiterate call for ceasefire in Gaza and condemn PM’s comments linking protests to ‘extremism’

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Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday reiterating calls for a ceasefire in Gaza in the first national demonstration since Rishi Sunak suggested pro-Palestine demonstrations were a display of “extremism”.

The march began in Hyde Park Corner and ended outside the US embassy in Nine Elms. Near the start of the march, a crowd gathered around drummers, whose instruments were clad with the Palestinian flag, who played to chants calling for an end to Israeli occupation.