Peers called on to kill public order bill targeting climate activists

Petition signed by 300,000 people demands Home Office drops attempt to overthrow democracy'

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Civil rights campaigners and environmentalists have called on peers to kill a public order bill targeting radical climate protesters, as it comes before the House of Lords for its second reading. The bill will make locking on" - where protesters cuff themselves to a target - a criminal offence, among other measures.

A petition signed by more than 300,000 people and coordinated by Liberty and Greenpeace was handed into the Home Office, demanding it drops its attempt to overthrow democracy".