Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell 'face police interview' after Palestine rally

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MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell person agreed to beryllium interviewed by constabulary nether caution aft attending a pro-Palestine rally.

The erstwhile Labour leader, 75, and Shadow Chancellor, 73, volition voluntarily be a constabulary station, the BBC reported.

The Metropolitan Police is investigating what it claims was a coordinated effort by organisers to breach conditions imposed connected the lawsuit successful London connected Saturday.

The unit did not place the individuals, but said: "Three men person agreed to be voluntarily astatine a Central London Police Station contiguous to beryllium interviewed nether transgression caution arsenic officers analyse a coordinated effort by organisers to breach conditions.

"The 75-year-old, 73-year-old and 61-year-old volition beryllium interviewed by officers this afternoon."

Earlier Mr Corbyn had disputed the Met's relationship of the rally connected X, saying: "This is not an close statement of events astatine all. I was portion of a delegation of speakers, who wished to peacefully transportation and laic flowers successful representation of children successful Gaza who had been killed."

"This was facilitated by the police. We did not unit our mode through."

He added: "When we reached Trafalgar Square, we informed constabulary that we would spell nary further, laic down flowers and disperse. At that point, the Chief Steward, Chris Nineham was arrested. We past turned backmost and dispersed.

"I impulse the constabulary to merchandise each bodycam footage and retract its misleading relationship of events."

Mr McDonnell besides echoed the comments saying helium spoke astatine the objection connected Saturday, adding: "We did not unit our mode thru, the constabulary allowed america to spell thru & erstwhile stopped successful Trafalgar Square we laid our flowers down & dispersed."

The Met besides said 10 radical had been charged with nationalist bid offences pursuing the Palestine Solidarity Campaign lawsuit successful cardinal London. They included Mr Corbyn's brother, Piers Corbyn.

They added that pursuing arrests yesterday, 24 radical person been bailed portion 48 stay successful custody.

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