4/4 Although the Bill is now law, the new rights won’t apply immediately. The government will set implementation dates in the coming months, so renters should keep an eye on official guidance and Shelter’s updates.

3/4 ✅ Bans discrimination against tenants receiving benefits or with children.

In Norwich, where around 1 in 5 households rent privately, this will make a real difference for hundreds of families—improving security and standards.

2/4 The new law:

✅ Ends Section 21 “no-fault” evictions, which previously allowed landlords to remove tenants without giving a reason. Nationally, these evictions led to 25,000 households becoming homeless in one year.
✅ Extends minimum safety standards to private rentals.

Way back in 1999, campaigners foresaw this danger in the Terrorism Act — we ignored them then, but we must listen to today's campaigners now. 4/4

Set to Kim Halliday’s requiem and Liz Smith’s direction, it mixes voices past and present. My words are used in the film, drawn from my speech in Parliament opposing the proscription of Palestine Action — I warned that confusing protest with terrorism undermines democracy. 3/4

The protest challenged the use of anti‑terror powers to criminalise peaceful dissent. Requiem for Protest captures that day — people carried away one by one into police pens. 2/4

Thank you to @soswhitstable.bsky.social for organising this event!

2/2 Staff and patients are worried about service pressures, safety, and financial planning. I’ll continue to work to ensure that local voices of staff, patients and local people are heard.

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