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Police to be given more authority to stop demos

Daily Record

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October 06, 2025

THE police will be granted new powers to stop campaigners repeatedly holding protests at the same site and arrest those who breach the conditions.

- BY SOPHIE HUSKISSON

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the clampdown after almost 500 people were arrested at a pro-Palestine march led by the Defend Our Juries group in London.

She said: “The right to protest is a fundamental freedom in our country.

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