if i could ask you to stand there, please. thank you very much. in that case, sir, when the crowd has gone, i ll happily escort you out. gideon falter told the bbc how shocked he was at what happened. i think it s time for sir mark rowley to go. he has had long enough to get to grips with the situation, to get his police force under control, to tell his front line officers, don t worry, we are going to send enough police to back you up so that you can make the right decisions. and instead, he hasn t done that. and because of that, he has to go. the time has come. a little earlier our reporter angus crawford outlined the pressure now lying upon the met police commissioner. well, it s been very interesting.
you can read that online or on the bbc news app. here, the london mayor sadiq khan has arranged an urgent meeting with the met commissioner on monday to discuss community relations. it comes after criticism of how the metropolitan police treated a jewish man during a pro palestinian march in london last weekend. an officer told gideon falter he might provoke a reaction from the demonstrators because he was openly jewish. he s now calling for the commissioner, mark rowley, to resign. here s angus crawford. gideon falter wants to cross the road through a pro palestine march. but he s told that s not possible. but why? you are quite openlyjewish. this is a pro palestinian march.
that s not acceptable. today, he s calling for the head of the met to resign. after six months of sir mark rowley s metropolitan police deciding to curtail the rights of law abiding londoners, including thejewish community, to appease lawless mobs, i think it s time for sir mark rowley to go. sir mark has apologised for the incident, the second apology in three days, saying he wants london to be a city where everyone feels safe. since the hamas attacks of the 7th of october and israel s response, every weekend, the politics of the middle east have been brought to the streets of london, putting increasing pressure on the met to get the balance right between allowing legitimate protest and cracking down on hate speech and intimidation. strong voices, mainly on the right, believe the force has got that balance wrong and also want the commissioner to go. but the prime minister doesn t. downing street says he was appalled
when he challenges police, he s given an ultimatum. if you choose to remain here,. that s not acceptable. today, he s calling for the head of the met to resign. after six months of sir mark rowley s metropolitan police deciding to curtail the rights of law abiding londoners, including thejewish community, to appease lawless mobs, i think it s time for sir mark rowley to go. sir mark has apologised for the incident, the second apology in three days, saying he wants london to be a city where everyone feels safe. since the hamas attacks of the 7th of october and israel s response, every weekend, the politics of the middle east have been brought to the streets of london, putting increasing pressure on the met to get the balance right between allowing legitimate protest and cracking down on hate speech and intimidation. strong voices, mainly on the right,
i m not accusing you of anything, but i am worried about the reaction to your presence. when he challenges police, he s given an ultimatum. if you choose to remain here, because you are causing a breach of peace with all these other people, you will be arrested. that s not acceptable. today, he s calling for the head of the met to resign. after six months of sir mark rowley s metropolitan police deciding to curtail the rights of law abiding londoners, including thejewish community, to appease lawless mobs, i think it s time for sir mark rowley to go. sir mark has apologised for the incident, the second time in three days. he ll speak tojewish community leaders tomorrow and open up operational planning to greater scrutiny. tonight, mr falter has been invited to a private meeting with the met, which he s accepted, to discuss what more the force can do to make jewish londoners feel safe. since the hamas attacks of the 7th of october and israel s response,