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Rishi Sunak has pledged to crack down on "guerilla protests" saying that "more must be done" to stop demonstrations causing disruption to peoples' daily lives. The Home Secretary and the Policing Minister are meeting police leaders in Downing Street this afternoon to discuss the police response to recent protests.
The Prime Minister's spokesperson said the Government wants to "discuss with police leaders if they require more powers or more guidance about how to further address these guerilla tactics we've seen".
While the Downing Street official stressed that "fundamentally the right to protest will always be something we protect in this country", he said this should not "stray into trying to disrupt people's lives".
He claimed that the recent protests have been "preventing people from doing their jobs, getting to school or indeed trying to save people's lives", adding that "more must be done" to tackle them.
The spokesperson added: "We note there have been some new tactics attempted in recent days.
"We are very conscious that the public wants us to deal with this and so it's right that we speak to those in charge of our police forces about how they plan to address it."
Increasingly disruptive protests have caused chaos in a number of major UK cities over recent months.
Just this week, activists from the campaign group Just Stop Oil brought central London traffic to a standstill with a slow march.
The activists' campaign for the government to end all new oil and gas has included blocking roads and targeting famous works of art.
The group's spokesperson confirmed that more disruption is planned in the lead-up to Christmas.
