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Pro-Palestine protesters deny extremism as they target Barclays in a day of action

RISHI SUNAK'S declaration that democracy was under threat from “extremists” was trashed on Saturday as tens of thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Prime Minister’s thinly veiled attack on Palestine supporters who have been mobilising peacefully every week for five months, was condemned by the Stop the War Coalition.

A statement from the campaign group said: “Rishi Sunak should recognise that our protests are not extremism but represent majority views in this country — unlike the politicians who are supporting Israel’s war on Gaza.

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