[New post] Patel pledges six months in prison or big fines for motorway protesters

cloudtales posted: " Government will introduce tougher powers to deal with climate change activists who block major roadsProtesters disrupting motorways will face up to six months in prison or unlimited fines under plans to stop climate campaigners bringing traffic to a hal" New post on Changing World News Patel pledges six months in prison or big fines for motorway protesters by cloudtales Government will introduce tougher powers to deal with climate change activists who block major roadsProtesters disrupting motorways will face up to six months in prison or unlimited fines under plans to stop climate campaigners bringing traffic to a halt, Priti Patel will say this week.The home secretary said she would amend new legislation to bring in tougher sentences and give police powers to seize equipment that protesters could use to lock themselves on to fixed objects. Continue reading... Source - Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/03/patel-pledges-six-months-in-prison-or-big-fines-for-motorway-protesters cloudtales | October 3, 2021 at 2:18 pm | Categories: NABiRoS Robot Makes Us Wonder Why We All Don't Walk Sideways, Soft-Machine | URL: https://wp.me/p2RXDZ-hmc Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Changing World News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://softmachine.net/patel-pledges-six-months-in-prison-or-big-fines-for-motorway-protesters/