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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Labour under pressure to say whether it will ditch ‘chilling’ protest law after coronation arrests

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Labour is under pressure to say whether it would scrap the Tories’ new anti-protest law – accused by other opposition parties of being “spineless” in the face of the “chilling” crackdown.

The Public Order Act has been thrust into the headlines after the arrest of republican campaigners before King Charles III’s coronation sparked widespread outrage.

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