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 which states: ‘A person is guilty of an offence if he – (a) uses threatening words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or (b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening.’
Woman challenges police for telling her to cover up anti-Boris Johnson T-shirt:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/29/woman-sues-police-for-telling-her-to-cover-up-anti-boris-johnson-t-shirt