Home Secretary unveils plans for a crackdown on Just Stop Oil protesters

The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has vowed to crack down on “eco-zealots” with an amendment to The Public Order Act that gives police more powers to arrest protesters.

It comes after two weeks of action by the group Just Stop Oil, which has included blocking roads, acts of vandalism and throwing soup on a painting by Van Gogh.

Just Stop Oil has vowed to continue protesting until the UK government halts all future licensing of fossil fuels in the UK.

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