Kim Johson MP writes on the erosion of our right to protest - from disproportionate policing of peaceful campaigning to the introduction of draconian anti-protest legislation.
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Kim Johnson writes to Rachel Reeves Challenging the Cuts to Disability Support Welfare Cuts
"Why can those with the broadest shoulders not bear a fair cost of recovery – a 2% tax on those with assets over £10m would raise £24bn a year – instead of putting the burden entirely on those who can least afford it."
2-child limit must be scrapped! Kim Johnson & MPs table Kings’ Speech amendment
"Call on the Government to abolish the two-child cap on benefits, which would immediately lift 300,000 children out of relative poverty."
Time to scrap the two-child benefit cap – Kim Johnson MP
Economists and anti-poverty campaigners alike have said that scrapping the two-child cap on benefits would immediately alleviate child poverty in this country, writes Kim Johnson MP.
Joint Enterprise: Miscarriages of justice hitting young black people – Kim Johnson MP
"Joint enterprise allows the prosecution to use a racist ‘gang narrative’ to imply guilt and persuade juries using prejudicial stereotypes in place of cold, hard evidence" - Kim Johnson MP.
Palestine: For a sustainable, just & lasting peace – Kim Johnson MP
"Action must be taken to put an end to the decades long systematic violation of Palestinian rights."
Powerful opening rally of Arise Festival defends our Right To Resist
Arise Festival 2023 opened with an online rally in defence of our right to resist, with leading voices of opposition to the Tories authoritarian clampdown.
Why Labour must back workers in struggle – Kim Johnson MP
"The bravery of the RMT members in fighting back against attacks on their jobs, pay and conditions has turned the tide on the narrative around the cost-of-living crisis" - Kim Johnson MP