LGBT protest ban remains in place

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An interim injunction banning protesters objecting to LGBT teaching from demonstrating outside a Birmingham primary school will remain in place ahead of a full trial, a judge has ruled.

Lawyers for the protesters brought a legal challenge today (Monday 7 June) against Birmingham City Council after the authority successfully applied for an injunction on May 31.

Parents were protesting outside the school until the injunction was put in place Credit: ITV News Central

The authority's legal action followed weeks of demonstrations outside Anderton Park Primary School against the teaching of certain aspects of relationship education.

Last week (Friday 7 June) protesters demonstrated again but outside of the injunction zone away from the school.

Mr Justice Warby QC, hearing the challenge at the High Court in Birmingham, quashed the original injunction but immediately imposed a fresh interim order, with varied conditions, which still bans protests outside the school's gates.

Protesters brought the challenge after they were not given notice of theoriginal interim injunction hearing in London.

Rosina Afsar reacts to the decision.

The fresh hearing was set to examine the separate issues of whether the interim injunction should stay in place in its current form, ahead of considering a full trial of the issues surrounding the injunction.

Sarah Clarkson-Hewitt, the headteacher of Anderton Park Primary School reacts to the decision.

Mr Justice Warby set a date for that trial between July 22 and 31, and it is estimated to take two to three days.