Announcement comes hours after nearly 500 people were arrested in London

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the…

Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, also signalled that she would consider greater powers to ban demonstrations outright

Announcement comes hours after nearly 500 people were arrested in London

LONDON: Police in the UK will receive new powers to crack down on protests. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to reassess all existing anti-protest laws, including giving…

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