Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of public demonstrations relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Secretary is in regular contact with the Metropolitan Police Service on a range of issues, including public order.
The management of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police, who are independent from government.