Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, found himself in a tense situation when he was mobbed by pro-Palestinian protesters at Victoria Station in London.
The incident, which was captured on video and shared on social media, showed Gove being escorted into a police van as demonstrators chanted ‘Shame on you.’
The chaotic scene unfolded as Gove made his way through the station, wearing a black suit. Dozens of protesters surrounded him, attempting to swarm around him as police officers held them back. The Cabinet minister had apparently appeared at the station amid a pro-Palestinian sit-in.
Liz Cookman, a journalist who witnessed the incident, shared a 20-second clip on Twitter, describing the scene as a ‘mad pile-in.’
She wrote, ‘There was just a mad pile-in at London’s Victoria station as Michael Gove appeared, for some bizarre reason, in the middle of a sit-in protest for Palestine. He was greeted with screams of ‘shame on you.’
Bethany Rielly, the co-editor of the New Internationalist magazine, also posted a video of the encounter on Twitter. She commented, ‘Bad time for Michael Gove to pass through Victoria station.’
The incident highlights the ongoing tensions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Pro-Palestinian activists have been organizing protests and sit-ins across the country to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and to condemn what they perceive as Israel’s oppressive policies.
While Gove’s presence at the station during the sit-in may have been coincidental, it is clear that he became a target for the protesters. The chants of ‘shame on you’ reflect their anger and frustration towards the UK government’s stance on the conflict.
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Michael Gove – More footage of Jihadis harassing MG in the build up to the Victoria station assault pic.twitter.com/EmXcj52wJt
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