The Home Secretary is set to double the prison sentence that protesters who assault police officers face
protesters angry at police brutality after a white officer knelt on Mr Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes.Ms Patel claimed around 200 protests took place across the country over the weekend, suggesting that more than 137,500 people have attended Black Lives Matter protests across the UK. Continuation her condemnations of protesters, she said: ‘At least 35 officers have now been injured during the protests in the capital. I salute their bravery and wish them a swift recovery.
Yesterday at a largely peaceful protest, some demonstrators lobbed fireworks and traffic cones at officers. Ms Patel went on: ‘We strongly support the right to protest peacefully but that does not extend to the violent behaviour we have witnessed across the country throughout the weekend.‘When it comes to any assault on our brave police, that is completely unacceptable. Any perpetrator should be in absolutely no doubt that they will be arrested and prosecuted.
He said: ‘We cannot allow this moment of global demand for justice to pass without action and we on these benches will be at the forefront of calls for change.
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