UK's Shabana Mahmood approves police request to ban pro-Palestine march

UK's Shabana Mahmood approves police request to ban pro-Palestine march Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 09:57 Home secretary cites 'threats to public disorder' as she warns against taking part in annual 'Al-Quds day' that was first marked in Iran over four decades ago British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is pictured with Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to a mosque in southern England, on 23 October 2025 (Peter Nicholls/AFP) Off The British Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has approved a request by Metropolitan Police to ban this year's Al-Quds day protest in London. Mahmood cited the threat to public disorder in a post she made on social media platform X on Wednesday. The event was first held in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and is billed as a global day of solidarity in support of Palestine .