FOUND: 16 - What They Never Told You

'Tories must be held to account for totalitarian laws used to stop Coronation protests'

If this happened in Moscow or Beijing, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would condemn dictatorial Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Parliament while lionising the unjustly detained

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023

Met police ‘regret’ arrest of anti-monarchy protesters at coronation

Head of Republic campaign group calls for inquiry into officers’ conduct after those arrested later released without charge

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

Laws limiting protest must be repealed, campaigner says after coronation arrest

Republic chief executive Graham Smith dismissed suggestions that arrests were needed to limit disruption as ‘disgraceful’.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Multimillion-pound coronation ‘a slap in the face’

Late Elizabeth II’s coronation cost £20.5m in today’s money

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Politicians and public demand explanation from Met Police over Coronation arrests

The Mirror heard a senior police chief tell officers to arrest anyone with a megaphone on Saturday morning, with concerns the UK has lost its right to a peaceful protest

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2023

Police got balance right in handling coronation protesters, minister insists

The Metropolitan Police faced criticism after making 52 arrests throughout the King’s coronation day.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Head of anti-monarchy protesters says arrests ‘direct attack on our democracy’

Dozens of people were arrested by the Metropolitan Police on coronation day for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, affray and other offences.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Anti-monarchists criticise 'heavy-handed' arrests at King Charles' coronation

Anti-monarchists on Sunday criticised the policing of the coronation of King Charles as heavy-handed, saying there was no longer a right to peaceful protest in Britain after dozens of protesters were arrested and detained into the night.

Reuters · May 7, 2023

After a tough year with soaring bills, not everyone was happy about the Coronation in Manchester yesterday

Protesters have slammed the cost of the ceremony

Manchester Evening News · May 7, 2023

Anti-coronation protest leader hits out at police over arrests

Graham Smith said Met officers should hang their heads in shame after 52 detained in central London

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023