Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised tougher laws to stop protesters in Britain from disrupting the lives of the “hard-working majority.”
Extinction Rebellion—sometimes known as XR—was particularly active in 2019 and, following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, other groups such as Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil emerged, causing chaos to motorists and commuters in London, on the M25, and in other cities across the country.
Last month the Metropolitan Police was criticised after it shadowed Just Stop Oil protesters as they walked slowly along a busy road in southeast London, rather than intervening and arresting the demonstrators.
The Met said it found it difficult to justify arresting the protesters for “unlawful obstruction” under current laws….