Home Office Considers Call to Curb Pro-Palestine Protest With Tighter Law

Published on May 19, 2024

The Home Office has said it’s “looking closely” at calls from Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) to curb weekly pro-Palestinian protests with tighter laws. The campaigner has submitted proposals including a call on Home Secretary James Cleverly to change the law so marches that cause cumulative disruption, not limited to physical obstructions, can be banned. In a statement to media outlets on Saturday, a Home Office spokesperson thanked CAA for its proposals, adding, “we will be looking closely at them alongside [Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption] Lord Walney’s recommendations which will be published this week.” “The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy, but there are clear concerns about the cumulative impact protests are having on some of our communities which we are looking at,” the spokesperson said....

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