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| Suella Braverman tells police to be firmer with 'extremist' protesters | Suella Braverman tells police to be firmer with 'extremist' protesters |
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| The home secretary says protesters' rights have too often been put above the rights of others | |
| The home secretary says protesters' rights have too often been put above the rights of others | |
| The home secretary has told police to "take a firmer line" against protesters blocking roads and damaging art. | The home secretary has told police to "take a firmer line" against protesters blocking roads and damaging art. |
| Climate activists, most notably Just Stop Oil, have closed motorways and glued themselves to famous art works over the last few months. | Climate activists, most notably Just Stop Oil, have closed motorways and glued themselves to famous art works over the last few months. |
| Suella Braverman said the "disruption is a threat to our way of life", during a speech on Wednesday. | Suella Braverman said the "disruption is a threat to our way of life", during a speech on Wednesday. |
| She told police chiefs: "I urge you all to step up to your public duties in policing protests." | |
| Is it legal for Just Stop Oil to block roads? | Is it legal for Just Stop Oil to block roads? |
| She told the summit, for police and crime commissioners, and police chiefs that: "In recent months and years we have seen an erosion of confidence in the police to take action against the radicals, the road-blockers, the vandals, the militants and the extremists. | |
| "It is not a human right to vandalise a work of art. It is not a civil liberty to stop ambulances getting to the sick and injured. | "It is not a human right to vandalise a work of art. It is not a civil liberty to stop ambulances getting to the sick and injured. |
| "I want to reassure you that you have my, and this government's, full backing in taking a firmer line to safeguard public order. Indeed, that is your duty." | "I want to reassure you that you have my, and this government's, full backing in taking a firmer line to safeguard public order. Indeed, that is your duty." |
| Scenes of members of the public moving protesters out of the road "are a sign of a loss of confidence and I urge you all to step up to your public duties in policing protests," Ms Braverman told the audience. | Scenes of members of the public moving protesters out of the road "are a sign of a loss of confidence and I urge you all to step up to your public duties in policing protests," Ms Braverman told the audience. |
| Two lorries crashed at a rolling roadblock in place to protect protesters on the M25 | Two lorries crashed at a rolling roadblock in place to protect protesters on the M25 |
| Climate protesters glued their own "apocalyptic vision of the future" to a John Constable masterpiece in the National Gallery | Climate protesters glued their own "apocalyptic vision of the future" to a John Constable masterpiece in the National Gallery |
| Just Stop Oil staged 32 days of disruption from the end of September and throughout October, which the Met Police said resulted in 677 arrests with 111 people charged. | |
| According to Just Stop Oil, its supporters have been arrested more than 2,000 times since its campaign began on 1 April, and 15 are currently in prison. | |
| On Wednesday, a police officer was been injured during a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25 where members climbed gantries at multiple junctions on the motorway. | |
| The group, which is campaigning for more action on climate change, is carrying out a third day of action on the M25. | The group, which is campaigning for more action on climate change, is carrying out a third day of action on the M25. |
| The police motorcyclist was hurt in a collision, which also involved two lorries at a rolling roadblock. | The police motorcyclist was hurt in a collision, which also involved two lorries at a rolling roadblock. |
| In response to the officer's injury Ms Braverman tweeted: "My thoughts and best wishes go to the officer injured while dealing with protesters engaging in guerrilla tactics on the M25 today. | In response to the officer's injury Ms Braverman tweeted: "My thoughts and best wishes go to the officer injured while dealing with protesters engaging in guerrilla tactics on the M25 today. |
| "I fully back police in using all tools available to prevent further disruption and protect the public." | "I fully back police in using all tools available to prevent further disruption and protect the public." |
| Two people have been arrested for causing a public nuisance. | Two people have been arrested for causing a public nuisance. |
| Journalist arrested | Journalist arrested |
| During a protest on Tuesday police also arrested LBC reporter Charlotte Lynch. | During a protest on Tuesday police also arrested LBC reporter Charlotte Lynch. |
| Ms Lynch said she was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance and held in a cell for five hours, before being released. | Ms Lynch said she was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance and held in a cell for five hours, before being released. |
| Downing Street said it was "right" to trust officers' decisions on the ground when asked about Ms Braverman's support for the policing operation that arrested Ms Lynch. | Downing Street said it was "right" to trust officers' decisions on the ground when asked about Ms Braverman's support for the policing operation that arrested Ms Lynch. |
| The Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters: "It's right that we have trust in police operational decisions on the ground." | The Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters: "It's right that we have trust in police operational decisions on the ground." |
| The spokesman added: "I very much understand the strength of feeling on this", but declined to comment on the specific incident. | The spokesman added: "I very much understand the strength of feeling on this", but declined to comment on the specific incident. |
| In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said: "Additional measures are now in place to ensure that legitimate media are able to do their job." | In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said: "Additional measures are now in place to ensure that legitimate media are able to do their job." |
| Officers are told to "act as quickly as they can, using their professional judgment, to clear any possible protesters", the force added. | Officers are told to "act as quickly as they can, using their professional judgment, to clear any possible protesters", the force added. |