An anti-Brexit and anti-Conservative protester has had his amplifiers seized outside Parliament and could be prosecuted, police have said.
Steve Bray, known as the “Stop Brexit Man”, was demonstrating in Westminster when police took the equipment in line with new laws that came into force on Tuesday.
Under the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act, noisy protests are forbidden in a designated area outside the Houses of Parliament.
Social media videos showed Mr Bray struggling with offers and telling them “hands off” as they took his kit, with one responding: “You’ve already been warned not to turn it on.”
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In another video posted on the protester’s Twitter account, a police officer was heard telling Mr Bray he would be summoned to court to get his amplifiers back, while other officers could be heard warning him he could be arrested if he continued to use speakers to play music.
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