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It also labelled the Bill an “abusers’ charter”.
Before the vote, Conservative MP Huw Merriman said some MPs were criticising the police for using powers given to them in the Coronavirus Act - powers which many parliamentarians voted for.
Mr Merriman, who represents Bexhill and Battle, told the Commons: “There are 24 members of this House that can say that they objected to the Coronavirus Act extension in September which gave the police powers to act in the way that they did on Saturday evening.
“I do not think it reflects well on this House when we create powers for the police and then criticise them for using those powers.
Controversial Anti-Protest Bill Wins Vote As Not A Single Tory Stands Against It
One MP said the curbs on civil liberties would make a dictator blush .
Boris Johnson’s controversial curbs on protests have passed its first parliamentary hurdle despite some MPs warning they would “make a dictator blush” and show his government’s liking for “authoritarianism”.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill passed a second reading by 359 votes to 263, majority 96, in a vote in the Commons on Tuesday night.
Not a single Tory voted against the bill which critics have said includes the “some of the most draconian crackdowns on the right of peaceful protest we’ve seen in our lifetime”.
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