Bill has raised concern country is moving away from democratic norms and closer to Moscow.   12:56 British minister of state Nus Ghani said she is “following events in Georgia closely.” “Excessive use of force by police against peaceful protesters in Tbilisi is not in line with democratic values and risks Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Georgia's parliament on Wednesday approved the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticised as Kremlin-inspired, as police fired tear gas and stun grenades to clear a large crowd of protesters opposed to the draft law.

Georgian authorities used tear gas and water cannons to beat back pro-European Union protesters, decrying a proposed "foreign agent" law similar to one used in Russia, in the capital Tbilisi on Tuesday night.