A protest in Nottingham was temporarily halted after a couple arrived in a limousine to get married at City Hall.
Protesters were told to “stop standing around and getting in the way” and let the couple through when the large limousine was released on Saturday (Nov.
A woman who was part of the wedding party stopped the event and asked the protesters to “show respect” to the couple as they got out of the vehicle and entered the building.
Protesters clapped and cheered the couple before heading to their ceremony.
It came during a “kill the bill” protest in the Old Market against the Government Law on Police, Crime, Conviction and Courts, which gives the police new powers to combat demonstrations.
Protesters are cracking down on the law and its attempts to silence people’s right to speak out against injustice, condemning the proposed law and also targeting alleged police brutality.
It came along with a protest in support of the Palestinian people following unrest in the region earlier this week.
The protest heard speeches from a number of organizations including the Nottingham Trades Council and Stand Up to Racism.
A trade council spokesman told the crowd, “The right to protest is a fundamental right that we can never take for granted.
A “Kill the Bill” sign pictured during Saturday’s protest.
(Image: Andrew Topping / Nottingham Post)
“Such rights can never be taken for granted, they are not guaranteed in the long term and must be protected. The bill is a serious attack on our right to protest and gives the home office the chance to decide what a disruption is.
“In the UK we have six million people organized in unions. Unfortunately, many remained very silent on this bill, and the Labor Party remained silent until Starmer was ashamed of what happened in Clapham Common.
“All of this clearly shows that the police are being used to openly defend the inequalities of the rich and powerful, and the Police and Crime Act is an example of this.
“If the law goes into effect, it will not stop the protests. There is great anger over what the Tories are doing with our jobs, wages and livelihoods.”
Georgia Paling, 29, was one of the many people at the protest, telling Nottinghamshire Live that “Kill the Bill” and Palestinian cause “go well together”.
She said: “The reason we need the right to protest is to highlight what is happening in Palestine right now.
“Both causes work and go very well together, it’s about suppression and trying to silence people.
“The Palestinians are human, they are oppressed and violently attacked. We as human beings are oppressed by our government, which is trying to give us a voice.”
A Palestinian flag was hoisted on the Clarks building on Long Row during the later protest after a man climbed four stories of scaffolding.
