The arrests of six anti-monarchy protesters will be discussed at a committee on Wednesday.
MPs will consider later whether an inquiry is needed into how protests at the King's Coronation were policed.
Sir Mark Rowley, head of the Met, has defended his officers and said there was a "concerning" threat to the event.A group of six anti-monarchy protesters, including the chief executive of anti-monarchy group Republic, Graham Smith, was arrested on the day of King Charles III's coronation under a controversial new law - the Public Order Act 2023.
Sir Mark said the Met had had growing concerns that protesters would use rape alarms, possible lock-on devices, loud hailers and vandalise monuments during the procession.Evening Standard newspaperLabour's Diana Johnson, who chairs the cross-party Home Affairs Select Committee, will call for an inquiry on Wednesday to look at whether any lessons could be learned.
"We will want to consider whether we want to spend some time looking at those particular issues, recognising of course that this was a huge policing operation over the weekend to keep people safe and was very successful."
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