Unacceptable to let police criminalise protesters, say MPs and peers | The Guardian
Letter to Priti Patel from 62 parliamentarians argues right to protest is enshrined in human rights law
Allowing the police to criminalise people for protesting is “not acceptable and is arguably not lawful”, more than 60 MPs and peers have told the home secretary.
In a letter coordinated by Liberty and Big Brother Watch, 62 parliamentarians said the right to protest was enshrined in human rights law, amid growing scrutiny of police tactics after officers forcibly dispersed demonstrators at a vigil for Sarah Everard last week.
