BBCNEWS BBC July 2, 2024
quite a number of protesters were wearing poppies. it's an important day to remember those who died, but amongst them, the 10,000 palestinians whojoined the british army. the atmosphere as the rally began was relaxed and good—natured, but from early in the day, police had been concerned about what they categorised as a right wing counterprotest. there were scuffles a short distance from the cenotaph. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, paid a visit to his command team as riot squads in the field work to keep the two protest groups apart. here in the met police�*s operations ce...