Protest laws: Government approach will leave us with “worst of all worlds”
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Responding to the Government's plans to give police new powers to target repeated protests, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Max Wilkinson MP said:
"People spreading antisemitic hate and inciting violence against Jews are getting away with it, and we fear the government’s approach will do nothing to tackle that while undermining the fundamental right to peaceful protest.
“The Conservatives made a total mess of protest laws and left us with the worst of all worlds – wasting police time arresting people for legitimate peaceful protest, while letting others get away with inciting violence. I fear Labour seem to be following them down the same path, instead of properly reforming these powers to focus on the real criminals and hate preachers.”
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