THE Prime Minister has confirmed that the policing Bill will be brought back to Parliament, with new powers to crack down on protest to feature in the Queen’s Speech.
The new law designed to hand police greater powers to shut down peaceful protest was shelved earlier in the year after it sparked nationwide demonstrations.
But Downing Street officials crushed hopes that the Bill would be thrown out, confirming it will feature in the Queen’s Speech tomorrow, when ministers lay out their legislative agenda for the upcoming year.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
