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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

'Draconian' Tory crackdown on protests set to pass its final Commons stage TODAY

A crackdown on protests branded “terrifying” and “highly draconian” by activists is set to pass its final Commons stages today.

An MP warned “our democracy is at stake” from the Public Order Bill - which makes it a crime with unlimited fines to carry glue or a lock with the intention of sticking oneself to a road or gate.

Protesters who do "lock on" face six months’ jail.

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