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 have imposed Public Order Act conditions to prevent a pro-Palestine protest from gathering near a central London synagogue next week. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) had planned to assemble outside BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place on Saturday,

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.

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

Met. Police make clear that it will prevent the Palestine Solidarity Campaign from gathering outside the BBC headquarters, down the street from the Central London Synagogue.

Today we have been informed by the Metropolitan Police that they intend to go back on a previous agreement and impose conditions to prevent us marching from BBC HQ at Portland Place on Saturday 18 January.

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.

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,