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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

That brings me to Amendment 486C. It is not just a problem about the police or not being clear enough on political signals. I wish we had been much clearer earlier on and signalled whether it was appropriate to make the sorts of protests outside a restaurant that took place. Clearly, there are concerns and considerations about whether the CPS is being too cautious in doing this and not being able to do its job. We have an amendment suggesting that we set up a particular unit inside the CPS to specialise in this. I am not sure that is an entirely good idea and I can quite comfortably speak against it. Such units tend to end up being an act of caution against taking any action. But I want to highlight the issue and probe whether we have got this right and have sent the right signals from this House and from Parliament as to what we intend to do.

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