UK's Starmer condemns pro-Palestinian protests on Oct 7 anniversary | International

LONDON, Oct 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged students to skip pro-Palestinian protests planned for the second anniversary on Tuesday of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack in Israel, suggesting they were disrespectful. Students from several London universities were due to walk out of classes at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) before marching through the centre of the British capital. Rallies or events including vigils were also planned in other UK cities, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sheffield and Manchester, where an attack outside a synagogue on Thursday left two people dead -- one killed in the attack, the other dying after suffering a fatal gunshot, likely from armed police officers. Writing in the Times newspaper, Starmer alleged that regular...