6 d. ago Doctor who was found guilty of breaching abortion buffer zone responds to conviction

A woman found guilty of breaching an abortion clinic buffer zone has claimed freedom of expression in the UK is in a "state of crisis."

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7 d. ago Starmer to hold talks with other global leaders to discuss response to Trump tariffs, says No 10 – UK politics live

UK prime minister to speak to international leaders this weekend to ‘maintain stability and strengthen our partnerships abroad’Trump claims Starmer ‘very happy’ about tariffsDowning Street has refused to confirm President Trump’s claim that Keir Starmer was “very happy” about the treatment the UK is getting under the new US global tariff regime. (See 9.32am.) Asked about the president’s words at the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said that the government had already set out its position yesterday and that it was “disappointed” by the US tariff policy.Livia Tossici-Bolt has been sentenced at Poole magistrates’ court to a conditional discharge for two years for two charges of breaching a “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, PA Media reports. See 11.22am. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Woman given conditional discharge for breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’

Livia Tossici-Bolt’s case was highlighted by the US government.

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7 d. ago Woman who held ‘here to talk, if you want’ sign outside abortion clinic guilty of breaching buffer zone

Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, has been convicted of breaching a buffer zone outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic in a case that drew attention from top US officials

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7 d. ago David Lammy says he regrets Trump has embraced protectionism, something not seen in US ‘for nearly a century’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementAn anti-abortion campaigner at the centre of a free speech controversy involving the US government has been found guilty of breaching a “buffer zone” outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic, PA Media reports. PA says:Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted at Poole magistrates’ court of two charges of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order on two days in March 2023.The case involved the 64-year-old from Bournemouth holding a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want”.But I think our approach should be to slightly stand back and think, what does Britain want, and can it get from the rest of the world, and what can we contribute?And in that regard, it’s important to realise that the rest of the G7, except the US, collectively are the same size as the United States. And I would have thought a very sensible thing to be doing is having a serious co...

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7 d. ago Woman found guilty of breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’

Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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7 d. ago Abortion clinic buffer zones: What has the US been saying and what is UK law?

The US Department of State and vice president have made comments on UK law in recent weeks.

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1 week ago What are UK laws on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ and what has US been saying?

US vice president JD Vance and now the US State Department have drawn attention to legal cases in the UK.

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1 week ago Campaigner ‘grateful’ for US intervention in abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ case

Livia Tossici-Bolt is awaiting the verdict after being accused of breaching the buffer zone outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic,

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2 w. ago Abortion buffer zones: What is the law on buffer zones in Scotland? Are protests allowed?

There is a dispute on how the law on abortion buffer zones actually works - so who is right?

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