Disturbances (London) Debate

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Disturbances (London)

Rosie Winterton Excerpts
Monday 28th March 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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Of course it was important that the police learned from recent experience of policing demonstrations, and that, as a result, they chose to operate slightly differently and to use slightly different tactics. I quoted Liberty earlier, which made it clear that some of the violent demonstrators were moving in and out of the peaceful demonstration and—

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I would say to those who want to comment on the remarks made by individuals about the demonstration that the reason Opposition Front Benchers are choosing to say so much about the Mayor is perhaps because they do not want to talk much about the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition at the demonstration.