Heidi Alexander criticises Green leader over retweet of post suggesting police used excessive force when arresting suspect In his interview, Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips also asked the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, about Keir Starmer signalling that he might want to ban repeated pro-Palestinian marches and asked her if the chants of “globalise the intifida” or “from the river to the sea” will be made illegal. “We have actually changed the law this week to give the police more powers to deal with protests,” Alexander said, adding that the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has instructed Lord Ken Macdonald, to do a review of protests, which will be reported back to her. She would not be drawn into saying whether the law should be changed to specifically make chanting “globalise