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MORE than a thousand people gathered at St Peter’s Square in Manchester on Saturday to protest against the Tory policing Bill and to mourn murdered Sarah Everard.
The Kill The Bill protest, one of more than a dozen held nationwide at the weekend, began with a rally at the square, where women spoke of being repeatedly let down by the police.
One protester said: “This Bill means that I could get more time in prison than my rapist did — for standing here and sharing my story.”
The average sentencing for rape is about seven years, while the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill threatens protesters with up to 10 years for “serious disruption.”
The crowd then marched through the city centre with coloured flares and chants of “Sisters united will never be defeated” and “F*** Priti Patel.”
Returning to the square as the sun went down, protesters held a minute’s silence after a sobering reading of the names of women killed by police in Britain in recent years.
