Force could apply to outlaw protest on grounds of risk of disorder, but move would be ‘shocking’ threat to freedom of expression, rights campaigners say
Protesters at a previous march on 28 October. Saturday’s march is planned to travel from Hyde Park Corner to the US embassy, avoiding the Cenotaph.Protesters at a previous march on 28 October. Saturday’s march is planned to travel from Hyde Park Corner to the US embassy, avoiding the Cenotaph.
The prime minister’s spokesperson earlier on Monday described the planned event as “provocative” and “disrespectful”. On Monday night, Suella Braverman welcomed the Met’s statement. “The hate marchers need to understand that decent British people have had enough of these displays of thuggish intimidation and extremism,” she posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Speaking earlier on Monday, Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, suggested he would be concerned by any attempt to ban the march. “My instinct must be that you should always err in favour of freedom of expression,” he said, adding that he hoped the protest would be closely controlled.
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