It is certainly inadvisable to join large crowds these days for fear of infection with Covid-19. But is it illegal? Do the emergency regulations override people's right to assembly? There seems no clear-cut answer.
One opinion on The Secret Barrister web-site appears to say yes:
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2020/06/03/guest-post-by-rebecca-penfold-and-aparna-rao-covid-19-and-the-right-to-protest/
For the noes, there is:
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2020/06/08/guest-post-covid-19-and-the-right-to-protest-an-alternative-view/
It seems that only a test case can decide.
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