The right to protest must be specifically written into coronavirus laws, according to a report calling the current situation “a mess”
Parliment's human rights committee said the response to Sarah Everard vigils showed clarity is “urgently” needed
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Parliment's human rights committee said the response to Sarah Everard vigils showed clarity is “urgently” needed
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It said the law must be changed “to make it clear that protest is permitted if conducted in a manner that reduces public health risks to an acceptable level”
The committee has drafted additions to the Health Protection Regulations, which neither explicitly ban or allow protest
The committee has drafted additions to the Health Protection Regulations, which neither explicitly ban or allow protest
“The events of last weekend show clearly how the lack of clarity and level of uncertainty in the law is unacceptable and must be remedied as a matter of urgency,” chair Harriet Harman said
"It’s clear that the law is in a mess.”
And that mess looks set to continue this weekend
"It’s clear that the law is in a mess.”
And that mess looks set to continue this weekend
In a press release issued this morning, the Metropolitan Police repeated its claim that protests were “not an exception under the Covid-19 regulations” and are unlawful
It has threatened to arrest or fine protesters who do not go home when asked
It has threatened to arrest or fine protesters who do not go home when asked
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, said:
“This will not just be organisers of the protests but participants too – by now everyone knows their part to play in stopping the spread of the virus."
Paging @AdamWagner1 and @Kirsty_Brimelow
“This will not just be organisers of the protests but participants too – by now everyone knows their part to play in stopping the spread of the virus."
Paging @AdamWagner1 and @Kirsty_Brimelow
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