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HANSARDCounterterrorism: AI and Facial RecognitionMy Lords, artificial intelligence chatbots are already engaged in skilfully targeted radicalisation. They may even be used in attack planning, as in the case of the Windsor Castle…01 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and I am delighted to add my support to Amendments 12A, 13A, 18A and 19A in her name. The unintended…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) Bill30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) Bill30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill, based as it is on a proposal from my admirable successor as independent reviewer, Jonathan Hall KC. It is regrettable that the Bill is being brought…23 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillThe Minister has referred a number of times to humanitarian aid and to diplomacy. Of course diplomats have a special defence or exemption of their own, but he has not said…23 Jun 2026HANSARDState of Extremism ReportMy Lords, I welcome the proposals outlined in Protecting What Matters , namely, to tackle the abuse of charitable status for the purpose of promoting violence and hatred. However,…17 Jun 2026HANSARDCrime 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 2026HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyI hate to stand up again, but I want to put on the record that I made 10 recommendations. Sir William Shawcross had already made 34, and I felt that that was about as much as the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, the United States has begun the transfer of 7,000 Islamic State detainees from prisons in north-east Syria to Iraq. Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said the other day…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group are designed to probe a proposed extension of counterterrorism and national security powers, usable only at ports, airports and places near…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister and all noble Lords who have contributed to this excellent debate. Frankly, I am overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of the interventions. With the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for raising a point that really had not occurred to me in years of gazing at Sections 4A and 5 of…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I entirely agree with everything that has been said about the need to highlight this appalling practice and, so far as possible, bring it to an end. But if one’s chosen…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI very much appreciated the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe. Although I see more value in this this Bill than the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, was prepared to…16 Oct 2025