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Boris Johnson’s controversial curbs on protests would “make a dictator blush” and show his Government’s liking for “authoritarianism”, MPs have warned.
Labour tabled an amendment intended to block the Bill from being considered further, although this was defeated by 359 votes to 225, majority 134.
As part of efforts to overhaul the justice system, the Government has proposed a raft of changes in the Bill.
“The loose and lazy way this legislation is drafted would make a dictator blush.
The Bill could also see the maximum penalty for criminal damage of a memorial increased from three months to 10 years.
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