Home Secretary to crack down on disruptive protests with new bill
The home secretary has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on disruptive protests carried out by environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion.
Ministers will be empowered to block protests causing "serious disruption" to key infrastructure and goods.Environmental groups including Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have staged various protests and demonstrations in recent months, causing disruption to commuters and traffic in central London.
The home secretary described one incident which saw emergency fire crews unable to get through a junction in Knightsbridge as "indefensible". She will use the Public Order Bill to allow secretaries of state to apply for injunctions in the "public interest" where protests are causing or threatening "serious disruption or a serious adverse impact on public safety".
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