“Legislation will be introduced to ban conversion therapy” Reading the Queen’s Speech, Prince Charles explains what legislation will be introduced as part of the Bill of Rights
Government trying - again - to punish protesters who 'lock on'The government is promising a new power to criminalise demonstrators who glue or lock themselves on to objects.
Hang on… haven’t we heard this all before? Yep - that’s right - Home Secretary Priti Patel dropped it from the recent and mammoth Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act in the face of resolute opposition in the House of Lords. “Locking On” has made recent headlines thanks to the imaginative yet disruptive protests from climate change protesters Extinction Rebellion. But the tactic is as old as the hills. What’s not clear is why this government wants to make it a specific crime punishable by prison when their predecessors - Conservative and Labour alike - didn’t feel it was a necessary punishment.
Ministers say the power is vital to help people go about their business by preventing demonstrators stopping trains, closing bridges and so on. But Parliament has so far not been convinced - and the human rights group Liberty says it’s a rehashed “power grab” from a government determined to shut down accountability.
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