MPs urge Government to allow protests as thousands march over lockdown rules
The Government is coming under renewed pressure to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions to allow protests to go ahead.
More than 60 MPs and peers have signed a letter warning that allowing the police to criminalise people for protesting āis not acceptable and is arguably not lawfulā.
It comes as thousands of people marched through the centre of London in protest against lockdown restrictions.
Conservative leader Rishi Sunak says he is wondering if he can be considered an "elder statesman" at the age of 44, as he responds to the King's Speech. The former prime minister, offering advice to MPs tipped with a bright future, jokes in the Commons: "On the Government benches life comes at you fastā. Mr Sunak goes on: "And before you know it you have a bright future behind you and you're left wondering whether you can credibly be an elder statesman at the age of 44." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer repeats US President Joe Biden's words and calls for the temperature of democracy to be lowered as he pays tribute to late MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Speaking at the Kingās Speech debate in the House of Commons, Sir Keir Starmer warns that the "snake oil charm of populism" is a "dead end" for the UK. The prime minister tells MPs that the new government will deliver ānational renewalā ending politics āas noisy performanceā. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Primrose Hill was left looking like a landfill after Covid rules were relaxed and allowed people to gather. Primrose Hill in Regent's Park London was covered in litter this morning (March 31) - leaving..
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on March 31, remembered Dipanjal Das, who got killed in Guwahati during anti-CAA protests in 2019 and guaranteed that Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) will not be..
A large mosh it developed in a Nottingham park on March 29 as England's lockdown rules were relaxed. Footage from the Arboretum park shows crowds drinking and dancing before a massive brawl broke out.
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