Blog: Nathan Whetton on the Labour government further restricting animal rights protests
Monday 16 February 2026
In a new post on the LSE British Politics Blog, Nathan Whetton argues that Labour in government, having previously raised concerns over the Conservative government’s anti-protest legislation, now seems to be continuing on the same path of further limiting the freedom to protest. He outlines how a recent amendment passed in Parliament targets animal rights protesters and draws a connection between how New Labour and this Labour government treats the issue of animal rights activism.
Read the blog post in full:
Animal rights protesters targeted by a Labour government…again