Green businesses must ensure the right to protest is protected in the UK

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Ecosia is one of over 250 UK businesses urging the government to scrap noise-based protest restrictions in its Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, writes Ecosia's Sophie Dembinski

MPs are preparing to debate the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on Monday. This ruthless attempt to curb protests and undermine civil liberties must be stopped. From the start, the Police...

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