Protests may need to be stopped in some cases, Keir Starmer suggests

4 hours agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer: "It's time to look across the board at protests"The prime minister has suggested there may be a case for banning some protests, following calls for a suspension of pro-Palestinian marches.Asked if he wanted tougher policing of language used during marches, or if he wanted to stop some protests altogether, Sir Keir Starmer told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think certainly the first, and I think there are instances for the latter."Sir Keir said he would always defend the right to protest but he was concerned about the "cumulative" effect of repeated marches on the Jewish community.It comes after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday.Essa Suleiman, 45, appeared in court on Friday charged with attempted murder over the attack.The attack, which has been declared a terror incident by police, is the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting Jewish people.A review into public order and hate crime legislation - commissioned by the government after two Jewish people were killed in an attack outside a Manchester synagogue last year - was expected to report back in February, but has not yet been published.The government's independent reviewer of