British Transport Police


PSNI assist the Met during another weekend of London protest
(23/11/23) Chris Hobbs encounters some PSNI officers on duty in London as the protests around events in the Middle East continue.

Mutual aid helps the Met police more Middle East protests
(06/11/23) Chris Hobbs observes how officers from a number of forces helped police protests over the weekend as a precursor to a planned mass event next Saturday.

Eyewitness: slogans and minor disorder but no plaudits for policing?
(01/11/23) Chris Hobbs follows one of the biggest protests to take part in London in recent years and finds that the police strategy was effective and displayed common sense.

Viewpoint: between a rock and a hard place on protest
(24/10/23) With Conservative MPs 'queuing up' to criticise the Met's policing of demonstrations arising from the war in the Middle East Chris Hobbs reports from the demos and assesses the arguments for clearer laws around extremism.