HUNDREDS of people are expected to gather in another Kill the Bill protest in the city this weekend.
The demonstration is set to take place at 5pm on Saturday, May 29 at the Level, Brighton.
Earlier this month, crowds marched through the city in a public display of opposition to the government's new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill.
A poster for this weekend’s protest reads: “The b******* in Parliament are passing a new law giving the cops more powers to abuse.
“We say no.”
The controversial bill looks to increase the maximum penalty for criminal damage of less than £5,000 to a memorial from three months to ten years’ imprisonment, the same maximum sentence for non-sexual child abuse.
It would also grant police additional powers to restrict protests by imposing start and finish times and setting noise limits.
These limitations could be applied to a protest involving a single person.
It is these plans in particular that have sparked widespread criticism, with many claiming they represent an infringement on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest.
This weekend's planned protest follows a large-scale demonstration by the group which took place on May 1.
The event coincided with International Workers Day, which is historically celebrated by trade unionists who have campaigned for people's rights for hundreds of years.
Speakers from organisations including Brighton and Hove Trades Council, Brighton and Hove Stand Up to Racism, trade unions, community groups, and campaign groups are addressed the crowd.
About 300 to 500 people attended, including Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell Moyle.
He told the gathered crowd that he opposes the "spy cops" bill, which he claims would allow undercover officers investigating left-wing groups and unions to be allowed to break the law with impunity.
A statement was also read out on behalf of Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas from the Green Party.
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