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Dear John,
Well that’s that – Boris Johnson is Prime Minister. It’s time to stand up to power.
The early signs are not good.
Johnson has made no bones about his intention to increase police use of discriminatory stop and search.
He’s consistently pointed to his time as London Mayor, during which – he says – he reduced violent crime by upping the controversial tactic. But Government statistics consistently point to stop and search having “no discernible crime-reducing effects”.
He has repeatedly backed the Government’s racist hostile environment and supports locking up migrants without release dates – tearing families apart and devastating mental health.
He voted to get rid of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and is against publishing a gender equality strategy.
He supports mass surveillance of the entire population. That’s the collection of everyone’s calls, texts, emails, GPS locations and internet browsing histories.
Our rights and freedoms are not safe in his hands. We need your help to protect them.
Liberty has held 16 Prime Ministers to account over the last 85 years. Today is no different. Will you stand with us?
Best wishes,
Martha Spurrier
Director of Liberty
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