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'Extremist forces targeting democracy'

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March 02, 2024

FOLLOWING weeks of simmering tension in the UK over the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday said that the "time has come" to battle extremist forces as he warned "democracy itself is a target".

'Extremist forces targeting democracy'

In an unusual address from outside his Downing Street home, Sunak said that "in recent weeks and months, we have seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality." Regular marches protesting Israel's military response to Hamas' October 7th attacks have seen dozens arrested for anti-Semitic chanting and banners, inviting support for a proscribed organisation and assaulting emergency workers.

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