Adam Boulton: Why Met Police chief has a firmer grasp on liberal democracy than Suella Braverman

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Subsequently the principle was established that the primary role of the police force is to protect the right of free speech, including protest, provided that those taking part were not breaking the law in some other aspect.
31% : The Met intends to be "sharper" picking up individuals who break the law by violence, hate speech, advocating support for an illegal terrorist organisation such as Hamas, chanting "from the river to the sea" or the "intimidation of others".
27% : Police resources stretched thinIn the wake of the Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil protests the government tightened the law on protests with the Public Order Act 2023.

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