protests have been declared “illegal” by the Home Secretary Priti Patel as she updated MPs on the Government’s response to protests.
Patel said that 135 protesters had been arrested and 35 police officers injured during protests. Mostly peaceful protests took place in cities across the UK over the weekend, but a small number of rallies saw clashes between campaigners and police.
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