Demonstrations
Commons · Question 32655 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking (a) to protect the right to peaceful protest and (b) to prevent politically motivated prosecutions against peaceful protesters.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Mar 2025
Peaceful protest is a vital part of our democracy. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are free to gather and to demonstrate their views, provided that they do so within the law. This Government is committed to protecting and prese...