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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

a place of worship, because I do not like the notion of a lack of intention in the law; it worries me. However, I am aware that context is important. Even if a protest is not intended to intimidate, it is pretty clear that it is intimidating if people are walking past a synagogue shouting, “Baby killers! Genocide apologists! Blood on your hands!” et cetera, and aiming those chants at Zionists. I do not know who these protestors think go to synagogues, but I can assure them that a few of them are likely to be Zionists. As a consequence, it will be intimidating. So, I am not sure about that amendment at all.

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