A woman who was challenged by police for wearing an anti-Boris Johnson T-shirt at a Black Lives Matter demonstration is launching legal action against them over the right to free speech and political debate.
Jessie-Lu Flynn, an actor and founder of the immersive theatre company Wide Eyes, says she had attended more than a dozen demonstrations wearing the ‘Fuck Boris’ T-shirt without being challenged by officers. However, at a BLM demonstration in central London on 3 June, she was asked to zip up her jacket to cover up the slogan and was informed that she was in breach of section 5 of the Public Order Act.
The British Transport police declined to comment on the incident.
Source: Police tell woman to cover up anti-Boris Johnson T-shirt during BLM protest – video
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