People against monarchy 'have right to protest', police say - after man with a blank sign confronted

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People against monarchy 'have right to protest', police say - after man with a blank sign confronted
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The Met says it is 'aware' of a video shared online in which a man is told he might 'offend people' if he writes 'not my king' on a piece of paper.

The Met says it is"aware" of a video shared online in which a man is told he might"offend people" if he writes"not my king" on a piece of paper.Scotland Yard says people"absolutely have a right to protest" about the monarchy after a man carrying a blank piece of paper was told he might"offend someone".

The Metropolitan Police issued a statement after a barrister, Paul Powlesland, filmed an altercation he had with an officer in Parliament Square.The officer replies:"So I can check and make sure you can be here. You've already said you've been arrested once." Mr Powlesland responds:"No, I said other people had been arrested. I was holding up a blank sign. Why are you asking for me details?"Mr Powlesland says:"I said I was going to write 'not my king' on a sign."Mr Powlesland said the officer told him he risked being arrested if he had gone ahead and written"not my king" on the paper.

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