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Police are to be given greater powers to restrict protests by allowing them to consider the 'cumulative impact' of repeated demonstrations. The Home Secretary outlined on Sunday planned amendments to the Public Order Act.

Shabana Mahmood said 'large, repeated protests can leave sections of our country, particularly religious communities, feeling unsafe, intimidated and scared'.

The measures follow frequent pro-Palestinian demonstrations including an event in London on Saturday which saw almost 500 arrests. A rally and march was also held in Manchester city centre on Saturday after a terrorist attack outside a synagogue left two men dead and four others injured.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said repeated large-scale protests had caused 'considerable fear' for the Jewi

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