Published by Iain Gilbert on 5th October 2025
(Sharecast News) - Ministers are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said. The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, will also look at all anti-protest laws, with the possibility that powers to ban some demonstrations outright could be strengthened. - Guardian