Counterprotest groups plan to confront pro-Palestine marchers, say Met police

Force warns that different protests will be kept apart but some may seek out trouble on Saturday

Large groups are preparing to travel to London to confront" a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day that organisers predict will be one of the biggest demonstrations ever seen in Britain, the Metropolitan police has said.

As many as half a million people who want a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas could take to the streets on Saturday, the coalition of organisers of the march have claimed, prompting a mobilisation of 1,850 police officers.