Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, seeks to introduce a law that would make it a criminal offence to wear face coverings at a protest. With this law it is stepping out of line with democratic states, and closer in line with Russia.

"Without changes, this bill risks transforming protests into surveillance opportunities."

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