Tom Tugendhat has asked London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the Met Police and Westminster Council to look at blocking a pro-Palestine protest planned for Remembrance Day.
The security minister said November 11 is a “day of grief” for veterans and would not be an “appropriate time” for such a demonstration.
Mr Tugendhat told Times Radio: “I wrote last night to the Mayor of London, Westminster Council, and to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, because you’ll understand that for me and for veterans, the 11th November isn’t just another day.
“It’s not just even a day of remembrance. Actually, it’s a day of grief. And for many of us, it’s a day when we remember friends who aren’t standing with us anymore, some who fell at the time and some who sadly taken their own lives since.
“And it can be a very painful moment. And I think that’s why. This is not an appropriate time. This is not an appropriate venue for protest.
“It’s a time for us to come together and to remember all those who served our country with courage and distinction in many conflicts around the world and gave us the freedoms and the liberties that we’re lucky enough to enjoy today.”
