“As trade unionists we are only too aware how heavy-handed policing, followed by the construction of false media narratives, have often served as a pretext to undermine our democratic rights to demonstrate and take industrial action. We are also conscious that the repressive powers used by the police on Saturday stem from efforts by the previous Conservative ...

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