Ex-Policing Minister, Lord Coaker, fights for law change after LBC reporter's ‘horrifying’ arrest

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The arrest of Charlotte Lynch as she covered an eco-protest 'horrified us all', believes ex-Policing Minister Lord Coaker as he seeks a change in the law. NickFerrariLBC

Labour Peer and former Policing Minister Lord Coaker told Nick Ferrari that "journalistic freedom" should be "properly recognised by the police" as new Public Order Bill moves through parliament.

The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, unveiled her plans for a crackdown on disruptive protests, promising that the Public Order Bill would stop demonstrators holding the public “to ransom”. “Journalists are on the front line, we’ve seen that in many areas of the world", Lord Coaker responded.

 

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NickFerrariLBC You’re only banging on about this because she’s one of your own. Get over it, she was put in a cell for 5 hours and didn’t come to any harm at all whilst the police did their enquiries. You’re getting boring now….

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