Category: UK civil liberties

Home Office sued after stripping almost 1,500 EU citizens of right to live in UK

Campaign group the3million lodges court papers after EU citizens told pre-settled status was an ‘error’The Home Office is being sued for alleged breach of the Brexit withdrawal agreement after stripping almost 1,500 EU citizens...

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Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10

Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Trump administration that British police were making thousands of “freedom of...

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Swearing banned by one in five councils in England and Wales, finds report on ‘busybody’ fines

Campaigners saying public spaces protection orders also being used to criminalise wide range of everyday activitiesOne in five local councils have banned swearing under new “busybody” orders, up from one in 20 councils in 2022.A...

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Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests

Counter-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 protest laws after mass...

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Police to get more anti-protest powers as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’

Home 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 protests as...

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