Downing Street earlier said it had no plans to alter legislation after pro-Palestinian protests on London's streets.
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police says laws for tackling extremism may need to be redrawn in light of pro-Palestinian protests around the Israel-Hamas war. Sir Mark Rowley said it was for politicians to decide on 'the line of the law' and for the police to enforce it. However, he said recent events were 'illustrating that maybe some of the lines aren't quite in the right place'.
Speaking after his meeting with the home secretary, Sir Mark defended officers' actions, saying the force was 'absolutely ruthless in tackling anybody who puts their foot over the legal line'. However, he said the police were 'accountable for the law - we can't enforce taste or decency but we can enforce the law'. The commissioner said the conversation with Ms Braverman had been 'really constructive', but finished around 'the line of the law'.
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