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Today local MP Theresa May welcomed the double defeat the Prime Minister suffered on Monday night in the House of Commons in a debate on Religious Hatred. The defeat further undermines the weakening authority of the Prime Minister, who is being increasingly challenged by his own MPs on a range of key issues. It is only the 2nd and 3rd time he has lost a vote since becoming Prime Minister in 1997.
Theresa commented; “This vote was not merely a crushing defeat for Mr Blair; it was also a significant victory for freedom of speech. “Over the past few months many constituents have written to me to express their concern that the Government’s plans to legislate to create an offence of incitement to religious hatred could limit freedom of speech. There were serious concerns that preachers of all faiths, and even comedians cracking jokes, could find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Britain has a proud tradition of freedom of speech; it is one of the great virtues and strengths of British society and should be cherished not curtailed. “Criminal law should exist to prevent people from carrying out criminal acts and also incitement to criminal acts; it should not limit the way in which people express their views or beliefs. “MPs from all sides of the political spectrum joined forces on Monday night to defeat the Government and protect freedom of speech; it is a vote that the House of Commons can be proud of.”
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