The government has given the police emergency powers under new legislation to counter violent or distressing behaviour at protests.
It comes just days just ahead of the king’s coronation on May 6.
Police officers detain a Just Stop Oil protester who had climbed a gantry on the M25 in Surrey, England, on Nov. 7, 2022. PA Media/Surrey Police
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