Don’t ‘gold-plate’ human rights when dealing with protest camps – UK ministers

‘The government has instructed local councils and the police to do more to stop protest camps, including those against oil and gas operations.

In a letter last week, two government ministers urged public bodies not to “gold—plate” human rights law when dealing with camps.

The local government minister, Brandon Lewis, and the policing minister, Mike Penning, told police and local councils to use the “strong powers” they had to stop camps forming.’

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