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Lord Young of Acton (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

Surely the signal that scrapping hate crime from British law would send is not that we do not care about vulnerable groups but that we think they should enjoy the same legal protections as everyone else, and that everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law.

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