UK's values must prevail and those values do NOT include chanting jihad, blasts Ann Widdecombe

UK's values must prevail and those values do NOT include chanting jihad, blasts Ann Widdecombe
Emily Fox

By Emily Fox


Published: 23/10/2023

- 10:33

The former Conservative MP hit out at crowds chanting for Jihad on the streets of London.

Britain's values and core traditions must prevail and those values do NOT include chanting jihad, Ann Widdecombe said.

The former Conservative MP hit out as thousands took to the streets of London and blasted some members of the crowd chanting for Jihad.

Speaking to Mark Dolan on GB News, she said: "It is not something that should be overlooked. It should be very carefully policed.

"I hope that it was being noted by the intelligence services who was there because that is that is actually glorifying terrorism in in the UK.

"Now some of those people will have been born here, some will have come here as first generation immigrants, but whatever the case, the UK is where they are and it's the UK's values which must prevail and the UK's values do not include Jihad."

Nigel Farage yesterday commented on the protests saying the UK was in serious trouble. Widdecombe agreed with the former politician and GB News presenters adding: "I think he's right because, I mean, I think we're in serious trouble on all sorts of fronts.

"I mean the Hamas attack on Israel was was a massive failure of intelligence, but like 911 was in Afghanistan, in in in New York. We do need to be very, very alert. I mean the threat is there."

Thousands of people took part in pro-Palestinian protests in London for the second consecutive weekend this weekend.

The Met Police estimated that up to 100,000 officers were involved in policing the demos and 10 people were arrested.

Some 5 officers were also injured over the weekend.

The Met said it was taking no further action after footage appeared online of a man at a smaller rally close to the main march chanting "jihad, jihad".

In a statement, a force spokesman said it "had not identified any offences arising from the specific clip".
It also said no further action would be taken after it reviewed photographs of protesters holding banners referring to "Muslim armies".

Suella Braverman is currently holding talks with the Met over the decisions after Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said "a lot of people" would find the police force's analysis "surprising".

He added: "That's something that we intend to raise with them and to discuss this incident with them."

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