MPs to probe Coronation policing after arrest of anti-monarchy group
Evening Standard|May 10, 2023
AN inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s arrests of anti-monarchy protesters over King Charles’s Coronation weekend is to be launched
MPs to probe Coronation policing after arrest of anti-monarchy group

The cross-party home affairs committee met this morning and discussed the response to the event after new powers to deal with demonstrators were given to police under the Public Order Act.

A committee spokesman said: “The committee will hold an evidence session on the policing of the Coronation and arrest of republican protesters next Wednesday, May 17. The session will examine the Met’s approach to policing public protests and the practical implementation of the Public Order Bill. A full list of witnesses will be announced in the coming days.”

Officers arrested 64 people in London over the Coronation, including six anti-monarchy protesters who were later released without charge.

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