Embassies: Freedom of Expression
(asked on 9th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his international counterparts on the rights to (a) protest and (b) freedom of expression outside foreign embassies in the UK.
This question was answered on 21st November 2022
The Foreign Secretary has not had discussions on this specific subject with international counterparts. Peaceful protest and freedom of expression are fundamental parts of British society. Everyone in the United Kingdom has the right to express their views in a peaceful and lawful way.