Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reinstate an explicit protest exemption in covid-19 regulations.

The right to peaceful protest is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. However, in these unprecedented circumstances, any gathering risks spreading the disease, leading to more deaths, so it is vital that everyone plays a part in controlling the virus. The Covid-19 regulations are being kept under constant review by the Department of Health and Social Care, in close consultation with other Government departments.