LONDON: Some British police might have gone a "little too far", a minister said on Tuesday (Mar 31) after warnings some forces were turning Britain into a police state by abusing powers to enforce a coronavirus lockdown.
New regulations brought in on Thursday give police the power to issue instant 30-pound (US$37) fines to people who gather in groups of more than two people or leave their homes without good reason such as for work, food-shopping or exercise.