Hunt Saboteurs Association
(asked on 24th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of counter terrorism police having labelled the Hunt Saboteurs Association as a domestic extremist organisation in their advice to partners and others regarding the use of symbols.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 7th August 2018
These decisions are operational ones for policing. Peaceful protest is a vital part of a democratic society. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are free to gather together and to demonstrate their views, provided that they do so within the law.