Posted 2/24/2024, 7:50:00 PM
Security Ramped Up for U.K. MPs Amid Rising Extremism Threats Linked to Israel-Hamas Conflict
- Private security being used to protect MPs as extremism threats rise amid Israel-Hamas conflict
- Police warn conflict is a "generational radicalizing moment", with 13% rise in extremists flagged to Prevent program
- Female MPs using chauffeur cars for protection, Speaker appealed for more security funding
- Sunak says protests being "hijacked by extremists", anti-Semitism unacceptable and un-British
- Counter-terror police say different communities including Islamists and far-right mobilizing around divisive narratives