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The Latest Breaking News on How recent history may have given police pause over banning pro-Palestine march in London

Tory MPs condemn use of new laws to detain coronation protesters

Backbenchers speak out after Metropolitan police expresses regret over arrests of six members of Republic

The Guardian - UK

Philp: Insulting to compare coronation policing to Vladimir Putin’s Russia

The Commons Home Affairs Committee is expected to examine the policing of the coronation, including the arrest of members of Republic.

The Independent UK

Coronation arrests were an attack on British democracy

Letters: Readers condemn the detention of anti-monarchy demonstrators at the coronation of King Charles III

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer has no plans to repeal new protest laws after coronation chaos

THE UK Government has said there are no plans to U-turn on anti-protest legislation which led to six arrests the Met Police now says it…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer not committing to immediately ripping up protest arrest law

The Labour leader said it was ‘early days’ for the Public Order Act, amid criticism of the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters ahead of the coronation.

The Independent UK

Media miss court hearings of two charged with Coronation Day offences thanks to Met Police blunder

Two people arrested in the Metropolitan Police’s operation to guard the Coronation appeared in court in the absence of the media after Scotland Yard gave out the wrong day for the hearings.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Met expresses ‘regret’ over protester arrests ahead of Coronation

Hard cases make bad law, so the legal adage goes. The point being that extreme examples rarely make a sound basis for laws supposed to cover more typical cases. But the converse can also be true – bad laws make hard cases.

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Rishi Sunak stands by law used in Coronation protestor arrests - despite police 'regret'

The Metropolitan Police force has expressed 'regret' and apologised after it could not prove protestors it arrested on Saturday intended to disrupt King Charles III's Coronation

Daily Mirror

Britain’s top cop defends coronation arrests and says crowds cheered crackdown

But senior Tory David Davis attacked the wrongful arrests, blaming the government’s controversial Public Order Act

The Independent UK

Yes, the Met police threw royal protesters into cells for no good reason – but at least they regret it

By locking up coronation dissidents, the force leads the way in incompetence and overreach, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Met Police chief defends 'unfortunate' arrest of anti-monarchy protesters during Coronation

Sir Mark Rowley has defended the policing of the King's coronation on Saturday in the capital. He described the arrest of six anti-monarchy campaigners as "unfortunate"

Daily Mirror

Met chief defends coronation arrests despite heavy criticism

Sir Mark Rowley hit out at ‘ill-informed commentary’ on officers’ actions after six anti-monarchy protesters were released without charge.

The Independent UK

What is Republic? Anti-monarchy group protest ahead of the King’s Speech

Anti-monarchy demonstrators have gathered to protest the King’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament

Evening Standard

Senior Tory attacks party’s ‘poorly defined’ anti-protest bill after coronation arrests backlash

Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said ‘celebrating crowds applauded and cheered’ as his officers made arrests near the processional route

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

UK police ‘regret’ coronation day protests amid rights concerns

The leader of an anti-monarchist group and five others were arrested as Charles III was preparing to be crowned.

The Independent UK

UK police under fire over coronation protester arrests

An anti-monarchy group says it plans to take legal action against London’s Metropolitan Police after several of its members were arrested as they prepared to protest the coronation of King Charles III

The Independent UK

Met did ‘pretty good job’ says minister amid force’s coronation ‘regret’

Government ministers continued to praise the work of the police at Saturday’s event, with one suggesting officers ‘did a pretty good job’.

The Guardian - UK

Labour says ‘something has gone wrong’ over arrest of coronation protesters

Lisa Nandy suggests mistakes must have been made in arrest of six anti-monarchy protesters

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UK police ‘regret’ arrests of anti-monarchists

LONDON: British police expressed regret over the arrests of the leader of anti-monarchist group Republic and five others at the coronation of King Charles, following criticism that the security response was heavy-handed.

Evening Standard

Coronation arrests: Met chief Sir Mark Rowley backs his officers over claims of ‘heavy handedness’

Met Commissioner says he had become extremely concerned by ‘rapidly developing’ intelligence

Evening Standard

Met Police expresses ‘regret’ over protester arrests ahead of King’s Coronation

The force was threatened with legal action after deciding to bring no further action against the group

The Independent UK

Met Police ‘regret’ amid arrest of six protesters ahead of King’s coronation

The force was threatened with legal action after deciding to bring no further action against the group

The Independent UK

Met Police ‘regrets’ arrests of six protesters ahead of King’s coronation - OLD

The force was threatened with legal action after deciding to bring no further action against the group.

The Independent UK

Arrested anti-monarchy campaigners vow legal action against Met Police

Republic chief executive Graham Smith called it a ‘disgraceful episode’.

Wales Online

Police 'taking no further action' against arrested Coronation protestors

Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy Republic campaign group, has demanded a full inquiry

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