Police to get new powers to shut down protests under new government plans
Police officers detain a Just Stop Oil protester outside New Scotland Yard in London. Picture date: Friday October 14, 2022.
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TORY plans to allow police to shut down protests before they cause “serious disruption” are “more extreme” than many counter-terrorism laws, campaigners have warned.
Downing Street said the proposals would help officers clamp down on “guerilla” tactics largely used by environmental protesters like slow marching and blocking roads.
Groups including Just Stop Oil have used walking protests to demand action on the climate emergency as a means to get round new laws cracking down on other forms of protest.
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