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Home Secretary tells police to use all powers on protests

Home Secretary tells police to use all powers on protests

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told police chiefs on Thursday to use all necessary powers to deal with protest groups like Patriot Platform. She expects officers to ban face coverings, following anti-migrant demonstrations in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend. Police chiefs are now evaluating fresh authorities to designate areas at protests where masks are prohibited.

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