– how Priti Patel’s new policing bill threatens your right to protest
A new policing bill making its way through parliament could make peaceful protests and marches a thing of the past.
Peaceful protests and marches could become a thing of the past under the controversial policing bill making its way through parliament, as being too noisy or causing too much “annoyance” would be grounds to shut them down.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which was voted through by MPs by a majority of 100, has been condemned as “draconian” by experts across the political spectrum. It will effectively hand powers to police – and Home Secretary Priti Patel – to shut down protests in England and Wales at will.
Lawyers warned the Government the proposals in the bill “clearly violate international human rights standards”.
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