#public-order-act

#public-order-act

Nine people have been arrested after protests erupted outside a hotel in north London as rival groups faced off over its continued use to accommodate asylum seekers. The Met Police stated that there were nine arrests, including seven on suspicion of breaching Public Order Act conditions, and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the Metropolitan Police of 'picking on us two as members of Parliament' during a pro-Palestinian rally, suggesting a targeted effort.

To render such an act a criminal offence is tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law in relation to Islam, rendering the Qur'an a specially protected object in the UK.

Scotland Yard's decision to ban a pro-Palestine march near the BBC headquarters stems from concerns about potential disruption to nearby synagogue services during Shabbat.