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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Sommerlad

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The UK government will unveil new draft anti-terrorism legislation next spring requiring public venues and local authorities to draw up preventive action plans to ensure British citizens are better protected.

The proposal that will be debated in parliament has become known as Martyn’s Law in memory of Martyn Hett, 29, one of the 22 people killed in the attack on the Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017.

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