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Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 May 2026

Debate

Unite the Kingdom March

Contribution

The law does not discriminate against individuals who are Jewish or Muslim. The law says that people who bring forward hate crime or encourage discrimination on the basis of a religion, or indeed a faith of any kind, face the full force of the law. The Metropolitan Police showed that on Saturday with the number of arrests it made, and will do so again, free of political interference, according to the law set down by both Houses of Parliament.

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