'There is no excuse for pelting flares at brave police officers, for throwing bikes at police horses, for disrespecting the Cenotaph or vandalising the statue of Sir Winston Churchill'
Speaking at the virtualconference earlier, Ms Patel took aim at some of the tactics used during demonstrations over the summer and promised to give the police more resources to prevent similar scenes in future.
A statue of Sir Winston Churchill has been repeatedly vandalised and had to be boarded up to protect it during the Black Lives Matter protests.Environmental activists also blockaded the printing presses of major newspaper groups last month, bringing widespread condemnation. She told Tory party members: ‘This Government will always defend the right to protest. That right is a fundamental pillar of our democracy, but the hooliganism and thuggery we have seen is not – it is indefensible.
She said the Government had already agreed to double the maximum sentence for assaults on emergency workers and confirmed she was working with chief constables to ensure their officers ‘have the tools, support and the powers they need’ to police such incidents.
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