THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: A senior Cabinet minister has appealed to people planning to protest at Baroness Thatcher’s funeral to allow the ceremony to take place in a “dignified” way.
Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, has urged protesters to be “respectful” of the mourners attending Lady Thatcher’s funeral.
There are fears that protesters could attempt to disrupt Wednesday’s funeral ceremony in central London.
On Saturday night police were putting on a show of force in an attempt to discourage violent protests by groups who were gathering in Trafalgar Square to “re-enact” the Poll Tax riots of 1990.
Among those massing in the capital were anarchist and far-Left groups which have been planning for years to stage disruptions on the first Saturday following Lady Thatcher’s death. » | Peter Dominiczak, Political Correspondent | Sunday, April 14, 2013
