Sunak Warns UK Protesters of More Powers to Protect ‘Hard-Working Majority’

Sunak Warns UK Protesters of More Powers to Protect ‘Hard-Working Majority’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a major speech at Plexal, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, on Jan. 4, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA Media
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised tougher laws to stop protesters in Britain from disrupting the lives of the “hard-working majority.”

Extinction Rebellion—sometimes known as XR—was particularly active in 2019 and, following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, other groups such as Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil emerged, causing chaos to motorists and commuters in London, on the M25, and in other cities across the country.

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