United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he wants to "bring back order to our streets" after protests relating to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter), Sunak suggested anti-Semitism, glorification of terrorism and intimidation were some of the reasons behind adding some new rules to protesting.
"Since the October 7th attacks in Israel, we have seen protests across our country almost every weekend.
"Many of these have been respectful, but there also have been far too many appalling examples of anti-Semitism, violent intimidation, and the glorification of terrorism. This must not stand."
Sunak said the UK government will be banning fireworks and flares after incidents put some police officers in hospital.
The government would also seek to stop people from climbing "sacred war memorials", and stamp down on people covering their faces to evade arrest, Sunak added.
"Those who abuse their freedom to protest to undermine public safety and our democratic values, and I will give police the powers they need to crack down on this intimidating and appalling behaviour."
Sunak's statement comes one day after he came under fire for making a remark about transgender people — moments after he was informed a mother of a murdered transgender teenager was in Parliament.
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