A fundraising dinner in Stoke-on-Trent for the Conservative Party was disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters, leading to accusations of intimidation and harassment. The incident, which occurred yesterday evening, saw demonstrators entering the venue, yelling "you support Genocide" and "shame on you", with some accusing attendees of supporting genocide. CCTV footage showed the initial wave of protesters and a police officer discussing with them at the door. Questions were raised about the role of Staffordshire Police in allowing the protesters access to the event. Similar protests targeted a Labour Party fundraising dinner in Oxford, hosted by MP Anneliese Dodds, with activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and confronting Dodds over her party's stance. Just Stop Oil protesters also invaded this event, and attendees were accused of being Zionists complicit in genocide in Israel.
Whilst Labour MPs have been focusing all of their energy on Lee Anderson, Suella & wishy-washy “Islamophobia”, this pro Palestine mob disrupted a Labour fundraiser @AnnelieseDodds attended. I refuse to have sympathy for MPs who won’t mention who is really causing the division. https://t.co/PsWErxsGR8
This is the moment @StaffsPolice let in pro-Palestine thugs into a restaurant in Stoke, which was hosting a Conservative fundraiser. They went onto the accuse those present of being Zionists complicit in genocide in Israel. https://t.co/QFVFBJ3VgO
🎓 Just Stop Oil protesters invaded a Labour fundraising dinner and confronted shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds on Friday https://t.co/oXL7x9Tgdw
“Labour is supposed to be the party of the people, and yet it refuses to stand up for human lives.” Pro-Palestine activists disrupted a fundraising dinner in Oxford hosted by Labour Party MP Anneliese Dodds, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. https://t.co/jynzL2eFM1
Can @StaffsPolice answer as to why let allowed this intimating mob into the restaurant where the Stoke-on-Trent Conservative fundraiser took place? This uncivil bunch were clearly just intended to harass people. https://t.co/pwVHrQBFFQ https://t.co/qDPmlfiDW7
Here is CCTV of the initial wave of pro-Palestinian protestors entering the venue where the Conservative fund-raising dinner was being held in Stoke-on-Trent. Note the police officer on the door and his discussions with the demonstrators as they arrived to confront guests. https://t.co/3dHNSpqQTm
The mob arrives at a local Conservative fundraising dinner in Stoke-on-Trent and tries to bully them. Deeply disturbing. Shameful scenes https://t.co/YNxioAyszj
Yesterday evening, Stoke-on-Trent Conservatives held a re-election fundraising dinner disrupted by a pro Palestine mob. Yelling “you support Genocide” and “shame on you” isn’t an argument. It’s intimidation. This isn’t what democracy should look like in a civilised society. https://t.co/e5fyMCzSnp