Tag #Protest Suppression

What are the immediate consequences of the heavy-handed police response to the Youth Demand meeting, and how does this action affect the right to protest in the UK?

Six young women were arrested for conspiracy charges after a routine meeting of a climate protest group in a Quaker meeting house. Their phones, cameras, and laptops were confiscated, and one woman was held incommunicado for 16 hours. The police justified the raid by claiming the group planned to "shut down London," referencing previous instances of minor road blockages.