3 h. ago Chaos looms in London as thousands travel to capital for two opposing protests

Chaos looms in London as thousands travel to capital for two opposing protests  NationalWorld

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13 h. ago Week of protests over Palestine Action ban will begin at Labour conference

Group opposing the proscription announces ‘major escalation’ that will culminate in London on 4 OctoberUK politics live – latest updatesA week of mass actions protesting against the ban on Palestine Action has been announced, beginning at the Labour party conference in Liverpool and culminating in a national mobilisation in Parliament Square in London on 4 October.The plans were announced by Defend Our Juries on Friday, a week after 857 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act at a demonstration outside parliament opposing the proscription. It said the next phase of the protests represented a “major escalation” that would create an “unprecedented challenge” for the police, with 1,100 people already registered to take part and risk arrest. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Talks to avert Tube strike break down as six days of London Underground chaos loom

TfL and RMT fail to secure breakthrough after second day of talks ‘went nowhere’

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3 w. ago Palestine Action ban protesters plan to make their mass arrest ‘practically impossible’

Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police stationProtesters at the next mass demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations in an effort to make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone.On Friday, Defend Our Juries, the pressure group behind the protests, will open sign-ups for its next demonstration to be held in London on 6 September. The group said it would only go ahead if 1,000 people agreed to take part, making it the largest protest opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since it was banned in June. More than 2,500 people have already expressed interest in taking part. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Protesters against ban on Palestine Action intend to make mass arrests ‘impossible’

Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police stationProtesters at the next mass demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations in an effort to make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone.On Friday, Defend Our Juries, the pressure group behind the protests, will open sign-ups for its next demonstration to be held in London on 6 September. The group said it would only go ahead if 1,000 people agreed to take part, making it the largest protest opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since it was banned in June. More than 2,500 people have already expressed interest in taking part. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Texas Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map requested by Trump

Redrawn map fiercely opposed by Democrats next goes to the state senate where it is expected to passUS politics – live updatesThe Republican-controlled Texas house on Wednesday approved a redrawn congressional map requested by Donald Trump and fiercely opposed by Democrats who led a weeks-long protest to stall the effort that kicked off a redistricting arms race between red and blue states.With the house’s approval, the measure next goes to the state senate where it is expected to pass, possibly as soon as Thursday. Continue reading...

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