WEST Yorkshire’s outgoing Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has praised officers’ handling of recent protests in Leeds in the face of “confusing” legislation. Mark Burns-Williamson suggested that police had mixed messages from the government over how to approach demonstrations during the pandemic. Hundreds of people marched through the centre of Leeds on Good Friday in protest at the new Police and Crime Bill, which campaigners fear will result in crackdowns on peaceful rallies. That march passed without incident, in contrast to demonstrations over the same issue in Bristol and London, where there were violent clashes between police and protesters and dozens of arrests.