Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:53 pm on 2 September 2025.
Lord Davies of Gower
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2:53,
2 September 2025
My Lords, a recent report by Policy Exchange has highlighted the chaotic nature of the application of the law regarding unfair and disproportionate disruption caused by protesters as a result of the Ziegler ruling by the Supreme Court. What steps are His Majesty’s Government taking to reform the law of public protest so that prosecutors do not need to prove that a conviction would not be disproportionate interference in convention rights, and so reconcile the problems caused by the Ziegler ruling?