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Hundreds could sue the Met after court rules Extinction Rebellion protest ban was unlawful
Met Police officers stare down Extinction Rebellion protesters in central London last month
HUNDREDS of climate change activists could sue the Metropolitan Police after the High Court ruled today that the force’s ban on Extinction Rebellion (XR) was unlawful.
A blanket ban was imposed across London last month prohibiting any assembly of more than two people linked to the environmental group’s Autumn Uprising action.
The decision to impose the ban, made under Section 14 of the Public Order Act, was ruled unlawful by two senior judges today — who said the force had “no power” to prohibit gatherings but could “merely impose conditions” on them.
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