Rishi Sunak plans to crack down on ‘go-slow’ protests used by Just Stop Oil
Posted: 10th January 2023
PM aims to further restrict right to demonstrate by giving police powers to tackle fuel protesters’ latest tactic
Just Stop Oil activists stage a ‘go-slow’ protest disrupting traffic in Stoke Newington, north London, in December. Photograph: Walter Vincenti/Alto Press/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock
Mon 9 Jan 2023 17.22 GMT
Rishi Sunak is drawing up powers for the police to stop “go-slow” protests in a further crackdown on people’s right to demonstrate.
Rishi Sunak is drawing up powers for the police to stop “go-slow” protests in a further crackdown on people’s right to demonstrate.
The prime minister said the proposals would be set out in the coming weeks to prevent “a small minority” from disrupting the lives of the “hard-working majority”.