WATCH: Huw Addresses Concerns About the Right to Protest

The Right to Protest

Local MP, Huw Merriman, has addressed concerns about the right to protest that have been raised with him by residents. 

He explained the important difference between the coronavirus restrictions that impacted the vigil for Sarah Everard on Saturday evening and the new powers contained in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. 

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After 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle, I have made the decision not to stand as a candidate at the next election. This means I will also leave my job as Rail Minister on 4 July. I have loved being an MP and I leave with a heavy heart.