The Met Police has blocked plans for a Pro-Palestine march near the BBC’s headquarters in central London as it will take place close to a synagogue.

The Metropolitan Police have acted to stop an upcoming pro-Palestine march from gathering near a synagogue in central London. Protesters targeting the BBC were planning to gather outside Broadcasting House in Portland Place on Saturday January 18 before marching to Whitehall.

The Metropolitan Police has blocked a pro-Gaza march that was set to go past a synagogue in central London amid fears that Jewish worshippers would be harassed by protesters.

In a contentious move, the coalition of pro-Palestine organizations in the UK has rejected the Metropolitan Police’s attempt to prevent a planned protest starting at the BBC headquarters in London on Saturday 18 January.

More than 80 MPs and peers have called on the Metropolitan Police to change the route of an upcoming pro-Palestine march planned to pass near a central London synagogue. In a letter to Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley,

Scotland Yard has threatened to block a pro-Palestine march from taking place outside the BBC’s headquarters over fears protesters will harass worshippers at a nearby synagogue.

The route through the British capital was approved in November but the police have reversed their decision after pressure

Organisers from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign group have condemned the Metropolitan Police's move to ban a protest near the BBC in London

PALESTINE campaigners have condemned the Met Police’s decision to ban a planned protest outside the BBC’s headquarters in London. A national march for Palestine was due to take place from Portland Place on January 18.

The Metropolitan Police have told the organisers of an upcoming pro-Palestine march to stay away from a synagogue. Protesters targeting the BBC were planning to gather outside Broadcasting House in Portland Place on Saturday January 18, before marching through central London.