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hello and welcome to the uk is a fucking hell country, part 284829494
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Anti-monarchists receive ‘intimidatory’ Home Office letter on new protest laws
Home Office claims timing of new powers, taking effect days before king’s coronation, is coincidental
Ben Quinn, Rajeev Syal and Vikram Dodd
Official warning letters have been sent to anti-monarchists planning peaceful protests at King Charles III’s coronation saying that new criminal offences to prevent disruption have been rushed into law.
Using tactics described by lawyers as “intimidatory”, the Home Office’s Police Powers Unit wrote to the campaign group Republic saying new powers had been brought forward to prevent “disruption at major sporting and cultural events”.
The new law, given royal assent by Charles on Tuesday, means that from Wednesday:
Protesters who block roads, airports and railways could face 12 months behind bars.
Anyone locking on to others, objects or buildings could go to prison for six months and face an unlimited fine.
Police will be able to head off disruption by stopping and searching protesters if they suspect they are setting out to cause chaos.
Jun Pang, a policy and campaigns officer at Liberty, said: “Key measures in the bill will come into force just days before the coronation of King Charles – a significant event in our country’s history that is bound to inspire a wider national conversation and public protests. At the same time, the government are using a statutory instrument to bring draconian measures that the House of Lords threw out of the bill back from the dead, once again evading scrutiny and accountability.
“It’s worrying to see the police handed so many new powers to restrict protest, especially before a major national event. When the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into force, the police repeatedly misused them – in part because they simply did not understand them. Similarly, when Queen Elizabeth died, we saw police acting in inappropriate and heavy-handed ways towards protesters that violated their rights.”
Shami Chakrabarti, the former shadow attorney general, said: “During the passage of this illiberal and headline-grabbing legislation, ministers admitted that the new offence of ‘locking on’ is so broad as to catch peaceful protesters who link arms in public.
“Suspicionless stop and search is notorious for racial disparity and it is staggering that more of these provisions have brought into force so soon after Louise Casey’s devastating report [on the Met police]. The home secretary can blast ‘ecowarriors’ but this legislation may be used against anti-poverty and Ukraine solidarity protesters too.”
A statement from the home secretary, Suella Braverman, said: “This legislation is the latest step the government has taken against protesters who use highly disruptive tactics to deliberately delay members of the public, often preventing them from getting to work and hospital, as well as missing loved ones’ funerals.
“The range of new offences and penalties match the seriousness of the threat guerrilla tactics pose to our infrastructure, taxpayers’ money and police time.”
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so just to sum this up, peaceful protesting can now land you in prison for a year and you might face an unlimited fine which i believe is up to £5000, and police can now stop and search you if they believe youre "setting out to cause chaos"
its specifically being put in place right before charles' coronation, but these are now considered criminal offenses so theyre not exclusive to it.
you know, a country where you can be put in prison for a year for peaceful protesting really doesnt sound like a fucking democracy to me.
#hell country#britpol#british politics#britain#king charles#coronation#uk politics#uk#uk police#suella braverman#charles windsor#the guardian#tories#tory government#conservatives#idk what to tag here#but fucking hell
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The Holocaust survivor introduced herself as someone forced to flee Belgium – the country where she was born – in 1943 and travel “across war-torn Europe and dangerous seas” before coming to the UK in 1947.
“Now, when I hear you using words against refugees like ‘swarms’ and an ‘invasion’, I am reminded of the language used to dehumanise and justify the murder of my family, and millions of others.
Why do you find the need to use that kind of language?”
Ms Braverman responded by saying she “won’t apologise for the language that I’ve used” to “demonstrate the scale of the problem” around immigration.
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Suella Braverman was sacked.
Emmanuel Macaron is calling for a ceasefire.
Several countries have called back their ambassadors & one has shut down its embassy.
Joe Biden is telling Netanyahu they’re losing support.
Officials in government offices in the West especially have been releasing secret admissions about how many are distraught and disgusted with what’s happening.
Starbucks & Mcdonalds & other businesses being massively boycotted are trying to go for sales and deals to get customers.
Do not for one second think your protests and boycotts aren’t working. They are. They’re listening & they’re caving. The people united will never be divided. Say it loud, say it proud, free Palestine.
#free palestine#palestine#gaza#free gaza#suella braverman#cruella braverman#<- i laughed when i first heard this like well done#no but news of her being FIRED just… wow
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shout out to gary lineker for causing an absolute meltdown in both the government and the bbc <3
#man never misses#< no penalty themed jokes here please#Gary Lineker#politics#Rishi Sunak#Suella Braverman#illegal migration bill#Admin Dominique
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BYE BITCH 👋 👋
#uk politics#AND NEVER COME BACK#i know there was a theory that she was trying to get sacked so she wouldn’t go down with the sun(a)k ship#but regardless of the truth of that - it DOES mean that she’s FUCKING OUT#and so the crabs emerge once more#ukpol#british politics#suella braverman
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this is beyond horrifying, i am actually at a loss for words
this government is leaving victims of slavery in the hands of their traffickers, how does one who is subjected to forced labour enter the country 'legally'
everyone has the right to apply for asylum, it is enshrined in law
#rishi sunak#human rights#united kingdom#fuck the tories#i'm appalled#evil man#evil government#absolutely disgusting#uk politics#suella braverman
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Good morning to everyone, especially Gary Lineker. It’s a badge of honour if Tories are mad at him over this.
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real thoughts that went through my head reading the news, as an aussie:
“oh suella braverman has been sacked i’m sure her replacement can’t be any wors-
DAVID CAMERON????”
#news#uk news#uk politics#uk#united kingdom#suella braverman#david cameron#rishi sunak#i truly hate it here
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Suella Braverman seeks to curb use of tents by homeless people - saying it is 'a lifestyle choice' | Politics News | Sky News
"This policy will do nothing to stop rough sleeping and will leave vulnerable people to face the harsh weather conditions without any shelter whatsoever."
The government last year said it would repeal the 1824 Vagrancy Act, which made begging and rough sleeping illegal, and promised £2bn over three years to help get people off the streets.
But the opposite appears to be happening - and a recent report said rough sleeping was up 26% on last year.
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So, just to summarise
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her Chancellor, replacing him with a man dragged back from political obscurity where he’d languished since his success in uniting the entirety of the NHS in their hatred of him. A man who is his own rhyming slang...
Then her Home Secretary fired off a series of increasingly bizarre and hateful tweets and other public statements, complaining about the police encouraging people to report transphobic hate crimes and [checks notes] how the “tofu-eating, Guardian-reading wokerati” are ruining the UK.
She then did something that broke security protocols and quit with the saltiest resignation letter I’ve seen in a while.
In the meantime, the Health Secretary talked about how she wanted to make antibiotics available over the counter and how she’s often shared “spare” antibiotics with friends. (Incidentally, this is a great way to encourage medically resistant bacteria – diabolical notion.)
Then the Chief Whip resigned. Then unresigned. Apparently. It’s all becoming a bit of a blur.
Then Liz Truss had a big shout in Parliament about how she’s not a quitter.
Then she quit less than 24 hours later.
This is all in the last week, by the way. It’s like a bloody soap opera.
In the meantime, among the potential runners for leader of the Conservative Party we get to include Boris Bloody Johnson who, let’s not forget, lost the confidence of his ministers and party, and still has criminal investigations pending for having partied, presumably using our tax money, while the rest of us stayed away from loved ones to keep them safe.
But it’s okay, because we Got Brexit Done. And Liz Truss, after 44 days in office, gets a £115,000 pension every year FOR LIFE for having been Prime Minister. All this while nurses can’t afford to heat their homes and have to rely on foodbanks to feed their families. Rank obscenity.
To summarise a bit further:
We are SO SCREWED. And a literal lettuce in a wig lasted longer than Liz Truss.
#politics#uk politics#liz truss#kwasi kwarteng#jeremy hunt#suella braverman#thérèse coffey#wendy morton#boris johnson#brexit#prime minister#oc#clownshow
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so suella braverman has decided that current asylum laws are too nice, and has called facing the literal death penalty because of your sexuality/gender mere ‘discrimination’. i swear every new home secretary we get is more intent upon embodying pure evil than the last.
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50% are people of colour
50% are women
50% are under 45
50% have a non upper class background
100% of them are ultra right wing bastards
Every single one of these candidates supported Priti Patel’s anti immigration laws.
They’re vocal in their transphobia, making it a main part of their platform.
A lot of them were part of BoJo’s cabinet, which oversaw hundreds of Britons having to choose between heating and food.
They attack those in poverty for relying on benefits but do nothing to stop the living crisis.
The Conservative Party’s leadership race is a brilliant example of how diversity quotas are meaningless if their politics are the all the same.
#Britain#uk politics#politics#rishi sunak#liz truss#tom tugendhat#kemi badenoch#penny mordaunt#Jeremy hunt#nadhim zahawi#suella braverman#boris johnson#conservative party#1k
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