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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

State response to Just Stop Oil must be within the law, says Sadiq Khan

Just Stop Oil protesters block traffic in Aldwych, central London, on Monday
Just Stop Oil protesters block traffic in Aldwych, central London, on Monday. Photograph: Just Stop Oil/PA

The London mayor has demanded the state response to Just Stop Oil remain “within the law”, as civil rights campaigners warned over the prime minister’s suggestion he would grant police new powers to contain the group’s protests.

After a meeting of police leaders and ministers in Downing Street on Thursday, Rishi Sunak promised police whatever powers they need to “clamp down” on the “completely unacceptable” disruptions by the climate activist group.

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