'We've got a duty to facilitate protests. We've also got a positive duty to make sure protestors are kept safe, as much as we have got to balance keeping the community running'.
Protests have taken place at several locations, with more than 370 people arrested over the last 14 days
Cdr Karen Findlay said officers were "absolutely" using all powers to remove and penalise those who broke the law. Cdr Findlay added that officers in the UK were not allowed to physically remove protesters, in the same way they are in some other countries. On Wednesday, emergency fire crews were unable to get through a junction in Knightsbridge for a period of time due to a protest, something which Home Secretary Suella Braverman described as "indefensible".
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