A former chief constable has warned Britain is “dangerously” edging towards the type of “paramilitary policing” linked to “repressive regimes”. Michael Barton, who was chief of Durham police and the Crime Operations lead for the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said ministers are “flexing their muscles via their police forces”. He and Sir Peter Fahy, another […]
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Thousands of anti-lockdown protestors defied the government and Covid restrictions to take to London’s streets today, with at least 33 arrested by the Metropolitan Police after “ugly clashes”. Huge protests in Manchester passed without any arrests reported though the city centre was brought to a standstill by demonstrators against the new policing bill, violence against […]
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Police have arrested more than 150 anti-lockdown protestors in central London during demonstrations today (Saturday) against Covid restrictions. Hundreds of people marched through Westminster chanting “shame on you” and carrying signs proclaiming “defend freedom, defend humanity”. Police had lined up in a number of streets in the West End and “confronted crowds of protestors in […]
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Liberty have warned that the right to peaceful protest in the UK is under threat with pre-emptive police measures and “unworkable restrictions” taken against demonstrators. The civil liberties group say forceful and “heavy-handed” police tactics and arrests are being used to “deter us from exercising our rights” as environmental protestors continue their 10 days of […]
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London police have raided an Extinction Rebellion building and made arrests ahead of Monday’s environmental protests in the capital. Retired senior police officers have joined the climate activist group and will also face arrest when demonstrators try to emulate April’s protests and bring parts of London to a halt. Extinction Rebellion (XR) protestors said they […]
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Facebook will give the Metropolitan Police cameras for their firearms teams in a bid to stop mass shootings and terror attacks being live-streamed. Scotland Yard said armed police will wear the company’s cameras during training exercises and the footage will be used by Facebook to develop algorithms to recognise firearms attacks. The technology will help […]
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