Corbyn and McDonnell are set to be interviewed by police regarding their participation in a recent Palestine rally in London
The police are looking into claims that the rally organizers might have broken some rules. Corbyn, who’s 75, and McDonnell, 73, are part of a Metropolitan Police investigation. It seems there were some concerns about how the event was managed.
Reports say the police are checking if there was a coordinated effort to ignore the conditions set for the rally. While the police didn’t name anyone specifically, they did mention that three men, including Corbyn and McDonnell, would voluntarily attend a police station for questioning.
Corbyn has already pushed back against the police’s version of events. He claims they were there to peacefully lay flowers in memory of children in Gaza. He insists they didn’t force their way through and that the police were actually facilitating their actions.
McDonnell backed him up, saying they were allowed to proceed and only laid down flowers before dispersing. The police have also charged ten people with public order offences related to the rally, including Corbyn’s brother, Piers.
It’s a tense situation, and many are watching closely to see how it unfolds.