There is growing anger among a section of Tory MPs over the introduction of the Public Order Act, which gave police more powers to prevent disruption in the lead-up to the Coronation.
Police officers make an arrest close to the 'King's Procession', a journey of two kilometres from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in central London.But on Tuesday, Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley defended the actions of his officers, saying people dressed as Coronation stewards brought lock-on devices and white paint that they planned to use to criminally disrupt the event.
"I think the Public Order Bill, we saw the policing of protests over the Coronation weekend - I entirely disagree with my party on that," he added. Some 64 people were arrested in total on the day of Charles' Coronation on Saturday, with 52 linked to suspected event disruption.On Saturday, some 64 people were arrested in total on the day of Charles' Coronation on Saturday, with 52 linked to suspected event disruption.
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