New measures aimed at tackling environmental protests have been implemented, granting expanded powers to the police and introducing a new criminal offence known as “tunnelling.”
The British Transport Police and the Ministry of Defence Police will now possess the authority to disperse static protests, a common strategy employed by campaigners. The Home Office stated that this move would enable officers to operate more efficiently, with Suella Braverman criticizing the “mayhem” caused by ongoing street demonstrations.
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