Gove mobbed by pro-Palestinian protesters 

Rarely has a protest had so much hype before it has even happened. But today’s pro-Palestinian march had something for everyone.

Sadiq Khan has pointed the finger of blame at Suella Braverman over the attempts by right wing protesters to ambush pro-Palestine supporters. Meanwhile, the chants of ‘from the river to the sea’ have led watchers to question whether this was really a march for peace after all. And now a government minister has been thrown into the mix.

Footage is doing the rounds on social media of Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, being mobbed by pro-Palestinian protesters at Victoria station this afternoon. Gove appears to have got caught up in the march, rather than having planned to be there.

So far, more than 90 counter protesters have been arrested and a further ten people across the capital for other offences. Once again questions are being asked as to whether the police were right to say they had it under control…