One senior Met officer accused the Home Secretary of using the forces' response to the protests to make 'political gain'
One senior Met officer accused the Home Secretary of using the forces’ response to the protests to make ‘political gain’
Downing Street has indicated that there are no plans to change the legislation, arguing that police already have “extensive powers in this space”. Section five prevents “harassment, alarm or distress” in relation to the use of threatening, abusive or insulting language. Under section 18 of the act, a person who uses threatening, abusive or insulting words is guilty of an offence only if they intend “to stir up racial hatred”.
“We’ve had the Home Secretary criticising the Met over its handling of anti-Royal protests at the Coronation, and now she’s ramping up pressure on the force again. It’s just constant and makes the job of policing even harder when they are put under such pressure by her.
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