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Sarah Everard vigil: Hundreds gather to protest against new police and crime bill

Telegraph, 16 Mar 2021
Protesters angry heavy-handed policing in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard protested outside police headquarters and Parliament

Protesters gathered outside parliament in Westminster, where lawmakers started debating a bill on Monday that opponents said would give police too much power to restrict peaceful protests, days after police were criticised for using excessive force at a vigil for Everard.

The protesters briefly blocked traffic on nearby Westminster Bridge before gathering outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police.

Read all the updates here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/03/15/sarah-everard-vigil-met-police-protest-bill-cressida-dick-priti/

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