UK Government Pushes Through Controversial Protest Curbs Despite Lawmakers’ Criticisms

UK Government Pushes Through Controversial Protest Curbs Despite Lawmakers’ Criticisms
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The British government has reinstated restrictions on protests to a controversial policing bill amid criticisms from both opposition and backbench Conservative lawmakers.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill contains a wide-ranging raft of measures aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system.