CIVIL liberties campaigners are urging MPs to reject “unprecedented and draconian” anti-protest laws due to return to Parliament tomorrow.

The Public Order Bill, which enters its next stage in the Commons on Tuesday, would see protesters jailed for up to six months for “locking-on” to people, objects or buildings as well as new criminal offences for interfering with “national infrastructure” such as oil refineries. 

Protesters could also be hit with serious disruption prevention orders (SDPO) and be subjected to wider stop-and-search powers.