This was as far as the head of the Met could probably go under the current circumstances so the weekend may yet turn out to be most entertaining but hopefully not on the Sunday.
On a personal level I'm well happy to be retired but if the far-right turn up I'll probably be regretting the fact.
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The Metropolitan Police has imposed an exclusion zone around the Cenotaph ahead of planned demonstrations in London this weekend.
The force said any Pro-Palestinian protesters who try to assemble close to the war memorial would be arrested.
Rishi Sunak has urged protesters to be "mindful of the fear and distress in Jewish and Muslim communities" when they gather on Saturday.
He repeated his view the timing of the Armistice Day march is "disrespectful".
Tens of thousands are expected to take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday, which coincides with Remembrance events.
There are concerns about pro-Palestinian splinter groups that the Met says have caused violence and disorder on previous demonstrations, as well as the potential for clashes with far-right counter-protests.
The Met has set out how it intends to police demonstrations across the weekend, and will deploy 1,850 public order officers on duty on Saturday, and another 1,375 on Sunday.
An exclusion zone will be in place around the Cenotaph and a large swathe of Whitehall, which the Met says will "in effect" ban protesters from these locations and goes further than the security measures usually deployed around the key Remembrance site.
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