Fatima Al-Kassab

Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London.

For months, protesters have held rallies in support of Palestine Action, a group which the British government banned under terrorism laws this summer.

But police want this weekend's rally cancelled.

They say it would divert police from guarding synagogues in the aftermath of the attack in Manchester.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the BBC protesters need to step back.

She called pro-Palestinian protests, which have taken place since the synagogue attack, un-British.

Protest organisers say they'll go ahead as planned and exercise their freedom of speech.

Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR News, London.

For months, protesters have held rallies in support of Palestine Action, a group which the British government banned under terrorism laws this summer.

But police want this weekend's rally cancelled.

They say it would divert police from guarding synagogues in the aftermath of the attack in Manchester.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the BBC protesters need to step back.

She called pro-Palestinian protests, which have taken place since the synagogue attack, un-British.

Protest organisers say they'll go ahead as planned –

and exercise their freedom of speech.

Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR News, London.

For months, policymakers around the world have put forward varying plans for the future of post-war Gaza.

Now, Tony Blair has been involved in talks about leading an authority, which would temporarily govern the Strip before handing back control to Palestinians.

According to a person familiar with the matter, who did not want to speak on the record because they weren't authorised, Blair's plans would not involve displacing Gazans.

As Prime Minister, Blair led the UK into the invasion of Iraq in 2003.