The right to protest is under threat in Britain
4 months in The Mercury
During three turbulent and scandal-tarnished years in office, Boris Johnson pushed prime ministerial power to the limits. More recently, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asked Parliament to overrule the U.K. Supreme Court, which blocked a plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Such actions have piled pressure on Britain's democratic foundations. Critics say cracks have appeared.