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Home Office Could Outright Ban Protests that Risk ‘Intimidation’ or ‘Serious Disruption’

The UK Government aims to empower police to limit protests by considering repeated disruptions, following nearly 500 arrests at recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations, officials said.

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The Home Office is looking at introducing outright bans on protests which risk intimidating minorities or threaten serious disruption, The i Paper can reveal. Shabana Mahmood’s department is considering a recommendation from an independent review in 2024 which called for police powers to ban marches where there is a previous record of demonstrators engaging in harassment or “stirring up” hatred. It also recommended allowing police to ban protest…

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The National broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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