Home Secretary vows to close 'gap in the law' on protests

The Home Secretary has vowed to close the 'gap in the law' on protests after a wave of pro-Palestine demonstrations took place in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack. Shabana Mahmood unveiled new laws handing police more powers to clamp down on repeat protests after 492 pro-Palestine marchers were arrested. Forces across the country are now allowed to consider the 'cumulative impact' of demonstrations, including regular pro-Palestinian protests on a Saturday which Mahmood previously branded 'un-British'.