CAMPAIGNERS could be hit with “unprecedented and highly draconian” protest bans under new legislation debated by MPs later today.

The Public Order Bill, which is due to receive its second reading in the Commons, contains a provision allowing police to fit campaigners with electronic GPS tags and ban them from attending protests by using new serious prevention orders. 

The measure would see individuals prohibited from attending demonstrations if they have been convicted on two occasions of protest-related offences.