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Police horses are deployed as they hold back people outside Bridewell Police Station as they take part in a 'Kill the Bill' protest in Bristol, demonstrating against the Government's controversial Police and Crime Bill
POWERS in the Coronavirus Act have been repeatedly abused to justify crackdowns on protest, lawyers and campaigners claimed today as pressure mounted on MPs to repeal the “draconian” legislation.
MPs are set to vote on the six-month renewal of the pandemic legislation tomorrow, one year after it passed in a matter of days with little scrutiny on March 24 2020.
The Act handed sweeping powers to the police, including the power to detain anyone “potentially infectious,” which this week was found to have been misused in every single prosecution.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury