[IER] Fatal Motion on Public Order Bill voted down

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Fatal Motion on Public Order Bill voted down as Labour orders abstention


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On Tuesday night, the Government was succesful in defeating a so-called “fatal motion” in the House of Lords on their proposed amendments to the Public Order Act . Labour abstained from a vote triggered by the motion, which was tabled by Baroness Jenny Jones.

A fatal motion is a rare parliamentary procedure that has the potential to kill off the passage of government legislation and is the strongest opposition which can be taken in the House of Lords.

Amendments to the Public Order Act 1986 would lower the threshold for police intervention on protests and empower police officers to impose conditions – including changing timings, locations and routes, and imposing noise restrictions – on protests they believe “may” cause “more than minor” disruption.

 



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Liberty to take government to court over ‘unlawful’ anti-protest legislation


Human rights group accuses Home Secretary Suella Braverman of an ‘overreach of her power', Matt Kerr reports in the Morning Star.

 



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Liberty's pre-action letter to Home Secretary


In a pre-action letter sent to the Home Secretary, Liberty said that plans to give the police more powers to impose restrictions on protests that cause ‘more than minor’ disruption are unlawful. 

 



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Opportunities for influencing progressive economic change will inevitably arise when the real world intrudes


Speech by John McDonnell MP made to the annual conference of the Progressive Economy Forum on Saturday June 10th (via LabourHub) 

 



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Care workers win £20 million back pay in Equal Pay victory


More than 1,000 workers will receive up to £25,000 each 

 



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8 steps employers can take to keep work cool


Working in really hot premises can be unbearable and dangerous (via the TUC) 




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Unison pledges to defend and improve women’s rights internationally


Women across the globe should be able to “live without fear” of gender-based violence, Unison conference hears (via the Morning Star) 

 



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EU moves to give gig workers more rights and protections


The European Council has proposed the reclassification of so-called platform workers 

 



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Fighting the Anti-Trade Union Laws: Eve of Gala Rally


On Fri 7th July, we’ll be teaming up with the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) once again for our Eve of Durham Miners' Gala rally - one of the highlights of the Big Meeting weekend. 

 



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Fighting the Anti-Trade Union Laws: Tolpuddle Festival


On Sat 15th July, we'll be teaming up with the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) once again for our annual Tolpuddle meeting.

 



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