Rishi Sunak backs Met Police amid criticism of ‘bid to disrupt protest’ during coronation

The force made 64 arrests on coronation day, with 46 people bailed after being detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance or breaching the peac

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Frank Augstein/PA)

British prime minister Rishi Sunak has backed the London Metropolitan Police amid accusations that the arrests of protesters were a deliberate attempt to “disrupt and diminish” dissent during King Charles III's coronation.

Mr Sunak insisted on Monday that officers act independently of government based on “what they think is best” after claims they were cracking down at the behest of politicians.