MP fears G7 protest zone in Plymouth will be trashed and marred by violence
A letter to police chiefs highlights the decision to approve Plymouth Hoe as a protest site, 76 miles away from where G7 world leaders are meeting
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A Plymouth MP has described the police s decision to marshal G7 protesters on Plymouth Hoe - 76 miles away from where G7 leaders will be meeting next month - as a disaster waiting to happen.
Luke Pollard, Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport said he has written to both the Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, and newly re-elected Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez to highlight his concerns and to consider relocating the site to Central Park.
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image captionThe summit at Carbis Bay will see the heads of the G7 countries, plus other world leaders
Organisers of the G7 summit in Cornwall have said they are under no illusion there will be protests over it.
Security chiefs are preparing for protests on land and on water, they said during a Facebook Live event.
Planners said they welcomed people exercising rights to protest but it must be in a safe way.
The UK, US, Germany, France, Canada, Italy and Japan make up the G7, and leaders from Australia, India, South Korea and the EU will also attend.
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