The UK Government has been defeated in the House of Lords this evening after peers voted to remove a controversial section of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
Lords voted to remove clause 57 of the bill, which restricts demonstrations which cause ‘serious disruption’ on Monday
Campaign groups such as Liberty and Greenpeace have spoken out against the creation of Serious Disruption Prevention Orders , with the environmental organisation warning that the laws ‘don’t belong in a free and democratic society’. Elsewhere, 242 lords voted to require police forces to record data on crimes motivated by the victim’s sex or gender, compared to just 185 against.
‘Kill the Bill’ protestors drummed outside Parliament as lords debated the bill, with the noise being heard by those inside the chamber. Elsewhere, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb criticised the government’s ‘repressive’ plans to impose noise restrictions.Yvette Cooper MP, the shadow home secretary, said of the policing bill: ‘[It] should have been an opportunity to tackle violence against women, improve support for victims of crime and keep communities safe.
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