"Former home secretary says she pushed for more compensation orders against groups such as Just Stop Oil but was told it was impractical"

Telegraph: 20th May 2024: Report on new review due for release shortly which recommends forcing protest groups to pay compensation for the disruption they cause to the public and businesses.

"Government lawyers blocked plans to force protesters to pay compensation for public disruption three years ago, says Dame Priti Patel.

The former home secretary said she pushed for greater use of compensation orders against groups such as Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain when she was in office but was thwarted...

...A government-commissioned review has proposed forcing protest groups to pay compensation for the disruption they cause to the public and businesses... The proposals form part of a long-awaited independent review into political violence and disruption in the UK by Lord Walney, the Government’s independent adviser...

...Dame Priti said: “The British public are fed up with irresponsible protesters hellbent on causing damage and disruption...These measures could have been introduced three years ago, giving the public greater protections from the irresponsible and selfish actions of some protesters and proper redress for the costs of their dangerous actions...”

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