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NEW: Police forces will be granted new powers to put conditions on repeat protests, Shabana Mahmood says.   The new powers, to be brought in asap, will allow senior officers to consider ‘cumulative impact’ of previous protests - and move them elsewhere. Home Secretary will also review existing legislation to ensure that powers are sufficient and being consistently applied.

My thoughts this evening are with the loved ones of Charlie Kirk. It is heartbreaking that a young family has been robbed of a father and a husband. We must all be free to debate openly and freely without fear - there can be no justification for political violence.

Scuffles erupt outside Excel Centre, London as protesters try to stop arms fair. Demonstrators attempted to prevent access to Day 1 of the DSEI arms fair taking place. At least one person was taken away in an ambulance & several arrests were made. Full vid coming soon on YT.

The reality: Met police violently assault peaceful protestors including the elderly, in order to try and arrest over a thousand people for holding cardboard signs. So far, the police have only managed to arrest a small fraction of the nearly 1500 sign holders.

52% of Britons would support housing asylum seekers in prison camps, following shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick saying "they should be detained in camps" that amounted to "rudimentary prisons" Support: 52% Oppose: 35%

BREAKING: Met police arrest a disabled blind man at the Parliament Square protest, where many hundreds are holding placards which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong, and we urge it to reconsider immediately. Every day the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens and hostages taken by Hamas are being held in appalling and inhuman conditions. We need a ceasefire now.

I said that if you enter this country on a small boat, you will face detention and return. I meant it.