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Scuffles in London as thousands join 'kill the bill' rallies across Britain

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Reuters
04 April, 2021, 10:50 am
Last modified: 04 April, 2021, 10:56 am

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Scuffles in London as thousands join 'kill the bill' rallies across Britain

Nearly all passed off peacefully but there were minor clashes in central London between protesters and police following a rally attended by several thousand people

Reuters
04 April, 2021, 10:50 am
Last modified: 04 April, 2021, 10:56 am
A masked demonstrator holds a placard on top of a post during a "Kill the Bill" protest in Bristol, Britain, April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
A masked demonstrator holds a placard on top of a post during a "Kill the Bill" protest in Bristol, Britain, April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Thousands of demonstrators joined rallies across Britain on Saturday against a proposed law that would give police extra powers to curb protests, with some scuffles breaking out following a march in London.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill aims to toughen measures officers can take to disperse demonstrations, such as imposing time and noise limits, which campaigners and activists fear would be used to curb dissent.

"Kill the bill" marches were held in dozens of towns and cities, supported by big campaign groups such as climate change campaigners Extinction Rebellion and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Nearly all passed off peacefully but there were minor clashes in central London between protesters and police following a rally attended by several thousand people.

London's Metropolitan Police, which deployed a large number of officers in the capital to bring the protest to an end, said there had been 26 arrests and 10 officers were injured, although none seriously.

"The vast majority of people who turned out in central London today did so while adhering to social distancing," said Commander Ade Adelekan. "However, a small minority did not engage despite the repeated efforts of officers on the ground.

"This left us with no option but to move to an enforcement stage and arrests have been made."

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The new bill follows action by Extinction Rebellion which paralysed parts of London in early 2019 and fuelled calls from some politicians for the police to be given tougher powers to prevent excessive disruption.

Since the proposed law was brought before parliament last month, there have been sporadic demonstrations across the country, with Saturday's rallies being part of what organisers said was a national weekend of action.

"(I'm here) to defend the rights of free speech, and the rights of organisations in our society," said Jeremy Corbyn, former leader of the main opposition Labour Party, who was among those who took part in the London protest.

"These demonstrations, 50 of them today, will make a difference," he told Reuters opposite the Houses of Parliament.

Much of the protest so far has been focused in the southwestern English city of Bristol. Some demonstrations there have turned violent, with officers bombarded with missiles and police vehicles set on fire, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as "disgraceful attacks".

A large crowd gathered again in Bristol on Saturday evening, although the rally remained peaceful.

Some senior officers have said the "kill the bill" tag was deliberately provocative as "the bill" is a nickname in Britain for the police.

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