The British prime minister addressed the nation in a speech in which he said that democracy is under threat from extremism.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation in a speech about countering extremism. According to the BBC, his speech was “hastily prepared” and was a reaction to the victory of pro-Palestinian candidate George Gelovey in the mid-term parliamentary elections in the Rochdale constituency.
From a podium outside his Down Street office, Sunak said the UK was facing an unprecedented rise in extremist crime. “Democracy is under attack by forces trying to divide us,” Sunak warned.
The prime minister stressed the unacceptable hatred caused by the war in the Middle East: “No one has the right to scare children from a Jewish school or insult Muslim women for the actions of a terrorist group that does not exist they have to do.” The politician also said that the police will control security more tightly during the protests.
The opposition, represented by Labor Party leader Keir Starmer, backed the prime minister’s rhetoric calling for unity and condemning intimidation. At the same time, other political forces criticized Sunak, saying that the Conservatives “sowed the seeds of discord that we must now reap.”
In the past, the media wrote that Sunak’s party faces defeat in the 2024 elections. Labor could gain 385 seats in parliament, while the Conservatives would retain just 169.
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