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Policing bill: MPs have one last chance to protect the right to protest

Protesters are urging MPs to ‘use their privilege for power’ next week when the notorious bill returns to the Commons on Monday. Here’s what’s at stake

By Anita Mureithi
Policing bill: MPs have one last chance to protect the right to protest
“What side of history do you want to be on?” - Marvina Eseoghene Newton | Guy Bell / Alamy Stock Photo
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MPs are preparing to vote next week on some of the most controversial anti-protest measures left in the government’s notorious policing bill.

Amnesty UK has urged MPs to “follow the lead of their colleagues in the Lords in taking a stand against the power-grab” when the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill returns to the Commons on Monday.

Last month, the House of Lords rejected a string of proposals that would have given police in England and Wales increased powers, including the power to stop and search anyone at a protest “without suspicion”.

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