Grant Shapps says sentiment of Braverman's piece was 'very important'

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55% : Asked by Laura Kuenssberg if he agreed with Braverman, he said: "I think it's incredibly important that where people have breached the law, going around carrying banners with swastikas on them for example, shouting 'from the river to the sea' which is clearly an antisemitic trope, that they arrest people. READ MORE: Rishi Sunak facing growing calls to sack Suella Braverman "As others in Cabinet have said, I wouldn't use that set of words myself, but I do think the sentiment that's very important [is] not just to take action but to get the prosecutions and ensure that people don't feel they can do these things, say these things, wave these banners around - sometimes supporting prescribed organisations as in Hamas - without sanction, is very important." The Met Police have said the debate following Braverman's column in the Times did increase tensions in the community, as they condemned "extreme violence" by far-right counter-protesters at the Cenotaph.

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