The Legal Flaw In The Home Secretary's Masked Protest Crackdown | Graham Wetton

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“[Dover protesters] knew the legislation, they knew the powers they had. They had legal advice on tap for them, so they knew exactly how far they could go.” Shabana Mahmood is demanding for police to crack down on masked protesters but current legislation means that officers cannot legally force protesters to remove face coverings unless there is “serious disorder”, says policing commentator and former police officer, Graham Wettone. Graham Wettone was speaking to Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday, 1-4pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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