Written Question·Home Office·UIN 49879
Demonstrations
Tabled: 1 May 2025
Answered: 9 May 2025
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the arrest made at a Quaker meeting house in London in March 2025 on peaceful protest.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Metropolitan Police are operationally independent of the government. It is for the police to make decisions about how to respond to specific incidents based on their professional judgement and the circumstances at hand.