The British Transport Police and the Ministry of Defence Police will now be free to move static protests.
Being found guilty of taking equipment to tunnel will carry a maximum penalty of six months in prison, while anyone guilty of obstructing major transport works could face the same punishment.
The Home Office said tunnelling at HS2 construction sites was costing the taxpayer money, and obstructing the building or maintenance of future transport networks was now illegal.Just Stop Oill activists in central London ‘Hard-working people want to be able to go about their daily lives without disruption from a selfish minority,’ Ms Braverman said.
‘The Public Order Act is delivering on our commitment to allow people to get on with their daily business. We will keep our roads and those hard-working people moving. ‘The public have had enough of their lives being disrupted by selfish protesters. The mayhem we’ve seen on our streets has been a scandal.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Just Stop Oil block Pride in London parade and spray paint over roadA group of LGBTQ+ supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted the London Pride March
Read more »
Just Stop Oil disrupt Pride, claiming LGBT people will be 'first to suffer' from climate changeJust Stop Oil protestors have disrupted London’s Pride parade The protest group blocked the Coca–Cola float in the march and saying that Pride in London allow companies like Coca-Cola 'to co-opt [Pride] and pinkwash themselves'
Read more »
Just Stop Oil activists disrupt London Pride parade, labelling sponsor 'world's biggest plastic polluter'Just Stop Oil activists staged a demonstration during London's annual Pride parade, as protestors blocked the route over sponsor's they claim are 'polluting the planet'.
Read more »
London Pride: Seven arrests as Just Stop Oil protest temporarily halts paradeImages on social media showed police removing protesters who briefly delayed the parade.
Read more »
London Pride: Seven arrests as Just Stop Oil protest delays paradeBefore the march started, LGBTQ+ Just Stop Oil members called on Pride to stop accepting sponsorship money from 'high-polluting industries'.
Read more »
Ashes security guard turns tackle on Just Stop Oil protester into incredible LinkedIn postA young security guard at the Ashes has turned his tackle on a Just Stop Oil protestor into an amazing LinkedIn post. During the first day of the second Test of the Ashes, Just Stop Oil protestors …
Read more »