Robert Jenrick criticised for saying people shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ should be arrested

Robert Jenrick has been criticised by Muslim parliamentarians for saying police should "immediately arrest" any protesters shouting Allahu Akbar, the Arabic phrase which means God is great. The Tory leadership candidate was speaking on Sky News about the accusations that police have been treating far-right marches and violence more harshly than other protests. Jenrick said on Sky News he had been angered by the way that pro-Palestinian demonstrations had been policed. "I have been very critical of police in the past, particularly around the attitude of some police forces to the protests we saw since 7 October. "I thought it was quite wrong that somebody could shout Allahu Akbar on the streets of London and not be immediately arrested, project genocidal chants on to Big Ben and not be immediately arrested. That attitude is wrong and I'll always call out the police for it." Jenrick, who is one of the favourites to win the Conservative leadership, was criticis