{"id":120808,"date":"2023-10-31T20:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120808"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:39:07","slug":"lee-anderson-demands-met-police-treat-anti-israel-protesters-like-miners-in-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/lee-anderson-demands-met-police-treat-anti-israel-protesters-like-miners-in-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Anderson demands Met Police treat anti-Israel protesters like miners in 1984"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro-Palestine protesters march in central London<\/h3>\n

Lee Anderson has told the Metropolitan Police that they need to get tougher on Pro-Palestinian demonstrators many of whom are openly supporting terrorism and antisemitism.<\/p>\n

The outspoken Tory deputy chairman has accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of forcing the Metropolitan Police to take a soft touch approach, despite the fact many so-called protesters are openly glorifying terrorism.<\/p>\n

The former miner and Labour trade unionist who only switched to the Tories in 2018, compared the treatment of the protesters taking over London’s streets to the robust approach taken by the Met in 1984.<\/p>\n

This is when they were sent to the Midlands and north to tackle picketing striking miners led by Arthur Scargill.<\/p>\n

Mr Anderson was one of a number of MPs asked whether it had been a mistake to get rid of the water cannons bought by Boris Johnson when he was London Mayor to control rioters.<\/p>\n

He told Express.co.uk: “We wouldn’t need water cannons if the police chiefs did their job.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> Fury as police block Jewish charity but let Hamas supporters glorify terrorism<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

He went on: “I saw first hand the picket lines in 1984 where the police took a much more robust approach against men who would argue they were protesting to keep their jobs.<\/p>\n

“The great British public expect a more robust approach but what hope do we have with the useless Mayor Khan running the show?”<\/p>\n

Mr Anderson was 17 at the time of the miners’ strike in Nottinghamshire. He witnessed first-hand the battles between strikers and the police after the Met had been sent from London by Margaret Thatcher to take back control of areas affected by the industrial dispute.<\/p>\n

The most infamous occasion was the Battle of Orgreave on June 18, 1984 when miners and police clashed in a violent confrontation.<\/p>\n

While the Ashfield MP has more sympathy with “men who were fighting to save their jobs” he has little sympathy for pro-Palestinian protesters who appear to be trying to take control of the streets of London.<\/p>\n

Already, there has been outrage at the lack of police action when pro-Palestinian supporters were seen dancing on the streets celebrating the horrendous attacks on Israel on October 7. This is when more than 1,400 innocent civilians were brutally murdered including children who were incinerated.<\/p>\n

One of these celebrations took place in front of a Jewish restaurant in Acton where Countdown star Rachel Riley was with friends and the police only intervened after Home Office minister Robert Jenrick saw her Tweet on the issue.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss… <\/strong>
‘Special place in Hell’ for Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain for betrayal of Boris[REACT] <\/strong>
Keir Starmer goes from Sir FlipFlop to Mr Fence Sitter in bid to control Labour[INSIGHT] <\/strong>
Trump rival inspired by Brexit calls for ‘uprising’ against ‘woke capitalism'[REVEAL] <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n