Member

I regret that noble friends on the Front Bench are now reneging on things that were said not long ago during the passage of 2022 and 2023 legislation in this Chamber, as if those comments about freedom of expression and protest were never made. In fact, the Government are now going further on all the anti-protest provisions in this part of the Bill. I regret that as a general proposition, but I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, that, on the face-covering issue in particular, and on other provisions that we will come to this afternoon and no doubt this evening, there should be more targeting.