Foreign secretary condemns student protest’s ‘attempt to silence’ Israeli ambassador

Foreign secretary Liz Truss has condemned a student protest at the London School of Economics yesterday evening that called for the de-platforming of Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotoveley.

Various student societies had called for the university to disinvite Ms Hotoveley from the event with the LSE debating society.

The event went ahead but Ms Hotoveley fled the campus protected by security in the wake of violent threats.

This comes after other ministers, including home secretary Priti Patel and education secretary Nadhim Zahawi, condemned the demonstration.

Ms Truss said via Twitter: