The deputy chairman of the Conservative Party has been criticised for telling anti-monarchy activists to “emigrate”. Lee Anderson was commenting on the arrests of protesters from the Republic group ahead of the coronation on Saturday morning.
Police have face criticism after a number of people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, a move described by human rights organisations as “a dangerous precedent for us as a democratic nation”.
But Mr Anderson appeared to side with the police, especially against protesters who were holding up signs reading Not My King near Buckingham Palace.
Sharing an article on the arrests on Twitter, Mr Anderson wrote: “Not My King? If you do not wish to live in a country that has a monarchy the solution is not to turn up with your silly boards.
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