Thousands marched on Saturday across England and Wales against a new bill that would give police the power to break up disruptive protests. Protests against the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill have lasted for over two weeks since London police clashed with attendants of a vigil held for Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman who was killed last month, to enforce COVID-19 restrictions. The bill was introduced only days before the clash. Saturday’s protests took place over the long Easter holiday weekend, including in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Bristol, and the Welsh capital of Cardiff. The bill, which covers a wide range of policy areas, would give police new powers to “impose conditions on protests that are noisy enough to cause ‘intimidation or harassment’ or ‘serious unease, alarm or distress’ to bystanders,” and increase the sentence for damaging memorials to up to 10 years. Demonstrators held placards such as “KILL THE BILL,” and …