Ban on marches in city

Home Secretary Theresa May yesterday authorised a blanket ban on marches in a city on the day of a planned protest by a right-wing campaign group.

The English Defence League intended to demonstrate in Leicester on Saturday and Unite Against Fascism has planned a protest in the city on the same day.

Leicester City Council applied for the ban at the request of the police.

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Sheila Lock, the council's chief executive, said: "Even though the Home Secretary has given her consent it does not prevent any static protests taking place, which are still lawful provided they remain peaceful, as we, nor the police, have legal powers to prevent them."

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