Democratic Alarm Bells as Starmer Cracks Down on Peaceful Protest

Almost 500 anti-genocide activists arrested as Starmer government moves to ban protests outright

Asked if this was a “dark step” to limit the fundamental right to protest, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood replied that that having a freedom “doesn’t mean you have to use it at every moment of every day”.

Democratic alarm bells as Starmer cracks down on peaceful protest

Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman has denounced new anti-protest laws being introduced by Labour Home Secretary Shaban Mahmood and urged the Scottish Government to make clear they will not be used in Scotland. Maggie said: "The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy and not something that should be traded away opportunistically by a government that is collapsing in front of our eyes. “Anyone who cares about democracy should take a sta…