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- 1Polling suggests Labour's free speech stance may cost votes▼LABOUR’S APPROACH TO FREE SPEECH COULD COST THEM VOTES AT THE NEXT ELECTION, NEW POLLING CONFIRMS
New polling commissioned by the civil liberties group Liberty indicates that the Labour Party's approach to free speech could cost it votes at the next UK general election. The findings suggest voter concern over free speech issues may be electorally significant for Labour, though the full details and methodology of the polling have not been widely reported yet.
- 2Over 150 arrested outside Labour Party Conference after standoff●At 5am on Monday morning, after over 150 arrests on # terrorism charges and a 16 hour stand off, # MerseysidePolice left
Merseyside Police left a group of protesters outside the Labour Party Conference at 5am on Monday, following a 16-hour standoff and more than 150 arrests on terrorism charges. The activists, associated with Defend Our Juries, remained at the scene still displaying signs reading "terrorist". The mass arrests related to the display of signs referencing proscribed organisations, a tactic that has drawn significant attention and debate.