Campaigners warn proposals being voted on in Commons are threat to ‘long and legitimate history’ of peaceful actionLabour MPs are among those planning to vote against a move to restrict protest outside animal...
Read MoreDozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and WalesMore than 40 civil society groups including the TUC, Greenpeace and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have...
Read MorePrime minister says the identification would never be needed to access hospitals amid fears over civil libertiesKeir Starmer has set out his vision for digital IDs as he fights to win back public support for the scheme.The prime...
Read MoreMinisters hope scheme for 1.8 million people will show how technology works and ease privacy and security concernsFormer military personnel will be used to test and refine the government’s divisive digital ID scheme from...
Read MoreCounter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana MahmoodEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK...
Read MoreHome secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of repeated demonstrations to restrict protestsCivil liberty groups have expressed concern over government plans to hand police greater powers to restrict...
Read MoreStarmer’s proposal has been criticised by rivals and civil liberties groups, and campaigners worry about those without smartphonesPM’s plan ‘risks creating an enormous hacking target’Keir Starmer has...
Read MoreCyber security expert offers warning as tech companies prepare to bid for potentially multi-billion pound contractsKeir Starmer’s plan for digital IDs risks creating “an enormous hacking target”, a...
Read MoreJudge had thrown out case against Trudi Warner, whose sign told jurors they had a right to acquit ‘according to conscience’The government has dropped an appeal against a judge’s decision to throw out a contempt...
Read MorePM accused of ignoring civil rights and aping autocracies as he proposes new powers after far-right unrestCivil liberties campaigners warned that a proposal made by Keir Starmer on Thursday to expand the use of live facial...
Read MoreLabour justice minister in Lords says there is ‘need to protect access to justice’ for legitimate claimsLabour has delayed proposals to tackle spurious lawsuits brought by oligarchs and others aimed at intimidating...
Read MoreCivil group Liberty has adjourned legal hearing over contentious legislation to allow talks with ministers to openYvette Cooper could abandon a law that has seen hundreds of people criminalised for carrying out peaceful...
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