Police to get new powers in crackdown on repeat protests after hundreds arrested at Palestine Action demonstration
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UK Grants Police New Powers to Restrict Repeat Protests Amid More Palestine Action Arrests
Above: Police at a pro-Palestine Action in Trafalgar Square on Oct. 4, 2025 in London, England. Image copyright: Kristian Buus/In Pictures/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
Labour's protest restrictions are designed to silence opposition to government complicity. As police already arrest peaceful pensioners for standing up against genocide, this wider crackdown clearly seeks to target legitimate dissent, not violence. These powers will conceal public opposition and destroy free speech rights for all future movements.
Right narrative
Britain's streets have become battlegrounds where Jewish blood flows while police coddle violent extremists who celebrate terrorism. The far-left mobs get gentle treatment despite hundreds of arrests, while Jews face harassment and worried Brits are deemed far-right thugs. These new police powers are desperately needed to stop the weekly hate rallies that celebrate terrorism.