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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

I mention in passing, as I mentioned last week, that the Human Rights Act has a preamble that mentions human responsibilities—everybody forgets it. There is no enforceability to it—to our responsibility to each other to maintain a good society, and the positive things that we all ought to be doing for each other. There is something in this, when thinking about how protesters have to consider not only their own rights but the rights of other people to enjoy their privileges and rights while just enjoying their life.

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