British government's big step to prevent disruption during protests, PM Rishi Sunak said - 'fulfilled the promise'

Posted on 17th Jan 2023 by rohit kumar

UK Government Public Order Bill: The UK government led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to stop the protests. Under the new measures, police will be able to take action to prevent disruption during protests. Recent protests over environmental issues have caused major disruptions in central London and blocked traffic on main roads. Now the British Government is going to implement the Public Order Bill to remove this danger. This bill will give more power to the police.

 

'Government has fulfilled its promise'

On Monday, Rishi Sunak announced on Twitter that his government was going to amend the laws. These amendments will give more power to the police to stop the protests. He tweeted, “Before Christmas, I promised to support better laws to stop disruptive protests. Today, this government has fulfilled that promise.

 

This is the intention of the government

The British Government's intention in the Public Order Bill is to broaden the definition of 'serious disturbance', give more powers to the police, and specify when these powers can be used. The bill also provides clarity on when to take action against individuals or groups who use tactics such as blocking roads and slow marches.

 

here are the conditions

 

Despite the government giving the police additional powers to stop protesters, police officers told the prime minister that there was confusion about what constitutes a 'serious disruption'. Sunak clarified that the conditions for when he should step in are as follows.

 

- Police will not need to wait for the disturbance to happen. Could shut down protests before chaos erupts

 

Police will not be required to treat protests by a single group as standalone incidents. the police will be able to consider the effect of

 

Police will be able to consider protests that last longer. Demonstrations, especially those carried out cause repeated disruptions over days or weeks.

 

more powers to the police

The government claims that the new law if approved, will give police the right to act to end disruptive protests before they happen.

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