Government ax ax Lord Walni’s political violence advisory role

Lord Walni has called for more action to protect the public from the “threat of extreme protesters”, as his role was abolished after his role as an independent advisor of the government on political violence.

Under the previous orthodox government, the crossbench Peer recommended additional powers for protest groups such as dealing with demonstrations outside Parliament and Palestine’s action for the police and just stopped to ban oil.

The Home Office said that Lord Walni’s work “will continue to inform our approach”.

His previous responsibilities will now be part of the commissioner to counter the remit of extremism.

Lord Walni – Former Labor MP John Woodcock – was given a job in 2020 under the Orthodox Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

He was leaving the role while confirming in a post on XLord Walni wrote: “At the time of increasing dangers and intimidation, we should do more to protect our democracy and its MPs from organized force, and the public from the danger of extreme protesters.

“I will continue to contribute to this important debate and hope that the minister will show in the coming months that they understand the depth of contempt of public for the workers who illegally disrupt their lives and get their way Caune for criminal damage to.

“In particular, the joint toll of the weekly Gaza march shows that the balance is not currently the correct set.”

He said that the upcoming crime and the policing bill “was an opportunity to give more potential to the police forces to balance the right to protest against cumulative damage which could be the reason for the weekly communities and the heavy drain on police resources at one time at a time first Ovestroke from “.

The government is recruiting for a new commissioner to counter extremism.

The role is currently with the Robin Simkox, which is due to ending its three -year term in July.

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Comments were condemned by protest groups, who insisted that they were baseless and said that members of the Jewish community also participated in Gaza rallies.

A home office spokesperson said: “We want to thank Lord Walni for his dedicated work as an independent advisor and his government has significantly contributed to understanding political violence and disruption.

“Their job will continue to inform our approach as we proceed to assess the complex challenges faced by our country.”

Lord Walni, a long -time critic of Jeremy Corbin, left the Labor Party under his leadership, stating that the party was taken by “hard left” and “tolerated” antisementism.

From 2010 to 2019, he served as an MP for baro and furnace, and attended the House of Lords in 2020.