Corbyn and McDonnell to face no action after London rally

MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell will face no further action after being interviewed by police following a pro-Palestinian rally.

McDonnell said the pair had been questioned by officers after taking part in the demonstration in central London in January.

He told MPs: “It was alleged that we failed to follow police restrictions on the protest. This is untrue, and at all times we followed police instructions”.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the Metropolitan Police of “picking on us two as members of Parliament”.

A rally involving several thousand people took place in Whitehall in January after police blocked plans to hold a march from…