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Watch – ‘If we don’t protest, things don’t change’ Corbyn tells ‘Kill the Bill’ protesters

Jeremy Corbyn said: “I want to live in a world of peace and justice, I want to live in a world of human rights and democracy, and I’m prepared to make people feel uncomfortable in the process.”

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-04-03 18:39
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People have taken to the streets in towns and cities across England in demonstrations against a crime bill they fear will limit their right to protest.

Kill the Bill protests have been staged in London, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool and Bristol, despite the lockdown restrictions.

Protesters, including many who carried anti-sexism placards and chanted “women scared everywhere, police and Government do not care”, passed Downing Street.

Organisers reminded demonstrators to stay socially distanced as crowds grew to more than 300 in London’s Parliament Square, where speeches were made opposite the Houses of Parliament.

Several women addressed the crowd and shared personal experiences of suffering abuse and being drugged.

After hearing from several speakers from various women’s rights groups, demonstrators dispersed peacefully just after midday.

‘Kill The Bill’ protests
Demonstrators on College Green in Bristol (Andrew Matthews/PA)

The protests have been sparked by the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, would give police in England and Wales more power to impose conditions on non-violent protests, including those deemed too noisy or a nuisance, with those convicted liable to fines or jail terms.

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Scuffles

There were scuffles between police and protesters in Parliament Square on after thousands marched in opposition to the bill from Hyde Park.

Protests on March 23 and 26 in Bristol ended in clashes between the police and protesters.

Placards carried by protesters included slogans such as “educate your sons”, “misogyny is the virus”, and “girls just wanna have fun-damental human rights”.

‘Kill The Bill’ protests
Protesters in Victoria Square, Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)

Many people who were carrying Kill the Bill placards also gathered at Hyde Park in central London.

Demonstrators chanted and banged drums.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told the crowds in London that the  Bill as a “very dangerous, slippery slope,” as he defended the right to protest.

To cheers and applause, he said: “If we don’t protest, things don’t change.”

Jeremy Corbyn also said: “I want to live in a world of peace and justice, I want to live in a world of human rights and democracy, and I’m prepared to make people feel uncomfortable in the process.”

Zarah Sultana, the Labour MP, said: “Power is with us, it’s with you, it’s with all of us … I know that because now I am in the so-called corridors of power, and they are scared of what we can achieve in the streets, they are so scared.”

Jeremy Corbyn speaking today at the #KillTheBill protest. His passion for social justice shines as bright today as it has ever done.
pic.twitter.com/shZOBPZHeY

— Ben ?? (@Ben_Jolly_9) April 3, 2021
‘Kill The Bill’ protests
Demonstrators in Parliament Square, London (Ian West/PA)

The Metropolitan Police said the “majority” of people at Saturday’s events in central London had tried to adhere to social distancing and to Covid-19 legislation rules.

A “small minority” had been blocking the road at Parliament Square, police said.

Tensions with the police service are running high following the arrest of serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens for kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard and Met probationer Benjamin Hannam being convicted last week of belonging to a Neo-Nazi organisation.

#KillTheBill in London is big, lively and now with added base.

Not yet had a vantage point good enough to estimate turnout, but there are certainly thousands here. pic.twitter.com/XxfvDnV4cP

— Michael Chessum (@michael_chessum) April 3, 2021

Scale of the #KillTheBill protest in #London now pic.twitter.com/WB9SBraTj1

— Stand Up To Racism (@AntiRacismDay) April 3, 2021

good afternoon, this is @bencsmoke, Huck’s politics editor, reporting from central london where today’s #killthebill demonstration is underway. there’s a carnival atmosphere here as a crowd of thousands slowly make their way down Park Lane pic.twitter.com/DqFyxNpMEP

— huck (@HUCKmagazine) April 3, 2021

“I don’t know how a country that colonised 22% of the world can say that they are the model country for racial equality.”

Aima from @AllBlackLivesUK at the #killthebill #PoliceCrackdownBill protest. pic.twitter.com/jHlqBeoHEw

— Damien Gayle (@damiengayle) April 3, 2021

Outside London

Dorset Police thanked those who took part in “peaceful protests” in Bournemouth and Weymouth and stuck to the Covid-19 restrictions.

‘Kill The Bill’ protests
A protester in Liverpool (Danny Lawson/PA)

Dorset Police Superintendent Richard Bell said:  “We have always sought to find the right balance between the rights of protesters and those of residents and businesses, while also considering the very real risks from the spread of the virus.”

Manchester right now #KillTheBillpic.twitter.com/NOcnI5vQ9v

— Supporting Jeremy Corbyn (@SocialistAnyDay) April 3, 2021

There was a low-key response from Northumbria Police as hundreds of  people gathered beneath Grey’s Monument in Newcastle.

Protesters, including one who held up a placard saying “we will not be silenced”, cheered as a singer with a guitar performed in opposition to the proposed bill.

‘Kill The Bill’ protests
Demonstrators march from College Green in Bristol during a ‘Kill The Bill’ protest  (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Demonstrators who marched from the monument through Newcastle city centre chanted: “Whose streets, our streets.”

Protests taking place now in London, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Exeter, Bournemouth, Norwich, Oxford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield etc. against the draconian #PolicingBill#KillTheBill#PoliceCrackdownBill pic.twitter.com/rq6z2uEdGO

— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) April 3, 2021

They also referred to the Home Secretary, chanting “F*** Priti Patel”.

Good crowd in Newcastle #killthebill pic.twitter.com/vxTtKrGFvh

— Silvie Fisch (@SilvieFisch) April 3, 2021

Many took the knee at the Civic Centre and held a minute’s silence for victims of oppression, after which a round of applause broke out.

Related: Boris Johnson says ‘Kill the Bill’ protests in Bristol are ‘disgraceful’

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