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24 hours to stop the #PublicOrderBill

1️⃣ Find your MP's Twitter amn.st/60043xnu2

2️⃣ Reply below "@[MP] Together with @AmnestyUK I'm terrified at the #PublicOrderBill's effect on our right to protest. Lords limited some of it, will you support? amn.st/60063xnuu"
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We oppose the Bill altogether. If it proceeds, MPs MUST at least vote to accept the limits agreed by the Lords.

Our right to protest matters. Read the full briefing for MPs: amn.st/60153xZ9d
Lords voted these changes:

🚧Remove Protest Banning Orders without conviction
🛑Remove suspicionless stop&search
❌Oppose attempts to make it easier for police to restrict protest
⛑️Protect journalists’ right to report protests

Even with these, the Bill is shockingly draconian.

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