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Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026

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Crime and Policing Bill

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Laws driven by reaction to specific issues can go very wrong. I have noticed that the law they have come up with in Australia, in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre and all that happened, is that Islamophobia is a hate crime for which you can get five years in prison. Sometimes lawmaking is not the right answer.
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