Pro-Palestine march in London will end near Downing Street, say police

Met had previously refused to allow expected 300,000 demonstrators to hold rally on Whitehall on Saturday

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The latest pro-Palestine march of hundreds of thousands of protesters through central London will end with a rally near Downing Street after a climbdown from the Metropolitan police.

Following a meeting late on Thursday afternoon, organisers of the march said they had been given permission for the end stage of Saturday’s demonstration to take place on Whitehall.