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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal and Matthew Taylor

Curbs on ‘noisy protests’ may return to Commons after Lords defeat

Police officers detain a protester from Insulate Britain occupying a roundabout leading from the M25 motorway  in Londo
Police officers detain a protester from Insulate Britain occupying a roundabout leading from the M25 motorway in London in September. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Controversial measures including police powers to stop noisy protests could be brought back to the Commons by the government after a series of late-night defeats in the Lords, the justice secretary, Dominic Raab, has said.

Peers rejected a series of measures in the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill that were proposed in response to activist movements such as Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion. The bill will return to the Commons for MPs to decide whether to accept the changes.

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