There was confusion over the weekend over which powers the police had used to make controversial arrests at the coronation 🔴 Home Office officials initially believed that it was impossible for the Met Police to use the sweeping new powers
when it went through Parliament a few weeks ago and one of the specific concerns that we raised was about this particular part of the legislation about locking on,” she told BBC Breakfast.that Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, and Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, were given late-night police briefings just 12 hours before the event.
Sir Mark also defended the policing of the coronation, describing the occasion as “one of the most significant events the Met has ever policed”. He challenged the assertion that there had been a “protest ban” at the coronation, arguing such a description was “simply not accurate”. It comes after Rishi Sunak said last night that he was “grateful” for the Met’s handling of policing at the coronation.
The Prime Minister said: “The police are operationally independent of Government; they’ll make these decisions based on what they think is best. “Actually I’m grateful to the police and everyone who played a part in ensuring that this weekend has gone so well, so successfully and so safely.”
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