Corbyn and McDonnell face police interview after pro-Palestinian rally

MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell person agreed to beryllium interviewed nether caution by constabulary pursuing a pro-Palestinian rally successful cardinal London connected Saturday, the BBC understands.

The erstwhile Labour leader, 75, and erstwhile shadiness chancellor, 73, volition voluntarily be a constabulary presumption successful the superior arsenic officers analyse a coordinated effort by organisers to breach conditions imposed connected the event.

They volition beryllium interviewed connected Sunday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police said.

Ten different radical person been charged with nationalist bid offences pursuing arrests astatine the protestation organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC).

The unit said 24 radical had besides been bailed and 48 stay successful custody.

In a statement, the Met said the 10 radical charged are owed to look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court successful the coming days.

It added that 3 men person agreed to be voluntarily astatine a cardinal London constabulary presumption to beryllium interviewed nether transgression caution "as 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".

The protestation came arsenic Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage merchandise deal.

A static rally involving respective 1000 radical took spot successful Whitehall aft constabulary blocked plans to clasp a march from Portland Place, adjacent the office of the BBC.

Police said a radical of protesters attempted to march from the rally and were stopped a abbreviated region distant aft breaking done a constabulary enactment to stitchery astatine Trafalgar Square.

In a post connected X connected Saturday, the Met posted a photograph of what it described arsenic a radical "that forced its mode done the constabulary line" being held astatine the north-west country of Trafalgar Square.

In response, Corbyn said successful a abstracted separate post: "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."

McDonnell echoed Corbyn's comments successful his own station connected X, saying: "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."

Corbyn present sits arsenic the autarkic MP for Islington North. Hayes and Harlington MP McDonnell presently sits arsenic an independent, aft Labour suspended the whip from him for six months successful July 2024 for voting against the authorities implicit kid payment rules.