Police Bill receives royal assent
The government’s controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill received Royal Assent today.
The government’s controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill received Royal Assent today.
Courts will get new powers aimed at deterring disruptive protests, the home secretary announced this morning.
MPs called on the home secretary tonight to abandon plans to give police greater powers to curtail the right to protest.
The UK government has announced changes to public order legislation that would give the police greater powers to restrict protests.