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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have sympathy, as I usually do, with the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, but I will make two short points. First, by removing the emulation requirement,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I add a few comments in support of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick—but without repeating him—on the proposed ouster clause suggested by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, in…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyMy Lords, extremism is not what it used to be. In October 2024, MI5’s director Ken McCallum said: “Straightforward labels like ‘Islamist terrorism’ or ‘extreme right wing’ don’t…12 Feb 2026HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyI have one and a half sentences left. If our laws on online safety, public order, hate crime, counterterrorism, hostile state activity or proscription are insufficient, let us…12 Feb 2026HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyI am grateful to the Minister. He described it as a “statutory definition of extremism”. I am not encouraging him, but is there an intention to put it into statute?12 Feb 2026 Bills sponsored (3)