COPS are too lenient on climate protesters who break the law, a Sun poll has found.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman last week told “woke” police to focus on nailing crooks.
A Sun poll found cops are too lenient with eco-protesters
In our poll, 44 per cent of Brits think police are too lenient with eco-yobs
46% want tougher sentences to be handed down to disruptive eco-protesters
The public say not enough is being done to prevent knife crime
66% think anti-social behaviour is not treated seriously enough
PM Rishi Sunak hails a new law, from today, which could mean six months’ jail and big fines for activists who glue themselves to roads or buildings.
In our poll, 44 per cent think police are too lenient with eco yobs.
Just 13 per cent say they are too harsh.
And 46 per cent want tougher sentencing.
The public say not enough is done to tackle anti-social behaviour and knife crime.
Tory voters want tougher action, while Labour’s are more sympathetic to activists — giving Sir Keir Starmer an election headache.
- YOUGOV polled 3,031 adults between April 26 and 28.
