Overview

• Home Secretary Suella Braverman has described pro-Palestine protests as 'hate marches', and said she would not hesitate to change terror laws in order to combat 'bad actors' exploiting legislative loopholes.
• Despite the 'accelerated' terror threat due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, the national terror threat level will not be raised from 'substantial' to 'severe'.
• Critics accuse Braverman of using inflammatory language, creating difficulties for police in managing crime and extremism.
• Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for a re-evaluation of existing laws, suggesting that gaps allow extremist groups to propagate 'toxic messages'.
• Despite threats, the terror threat in the UK, reduced from 'severe' to 'substantial' earlier, will not be elevated again.