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UK Lawmakers to Fight for Genocide Amendment as Compromise Version Pushed Through
The UK Parliament on Tuesday passed a compromise version of an amendment to its post-Brexit Trade Bill on curbing trade with genocidal countries.
The amendment (pdf), proposed by Conservative MP Robert Neill and backed by the government, was put before MPs instead of Lord Alton’s original version, which won by a two-thirds majority in the House of Lords on Feb. 3.
While the government argued that Neill’s amendment is “superior,” supporters of the original amendment condemned the government for tabling what they called a “wrecking amendment,” and vowed to keep fighting for the original one.
Slough MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi raised the matter in the Parliament. More than 100 members of this House signed a cross party letter to the Prime Minister about our anxieties for the peacefully protesting farmers in India and we eagerly await his response. But does the Secretary of State agree that it’s extremely concerning to hear alarming reports of harassment and intimidation by the authorities there, who have started issuing notices to peaceful protestors, union leaders and human rights activists?” Dhesi asked.
Responding to the query Raab said that he understood Dhesi’s concerns and added, “I have discussed the protests with Foreign Minister Jaishankar when I visited India in December.
Controversial statues must be put in context and not hidden away, UK minister says
The plans to change the legislation, to be revealed in UK Parliament on Monday, follow the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston last year
A statue of Edward Colston was dumped into Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest rally. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA
Sun, 17 Jan, 2021 - 10:18
Alexander Britton, PA
Britain should not try to edit or censor its past, the British Communities secretary has said, amid proposed amendments to laws to protect statues, monuments and other memorials.
Robert Jenrick said any decision to remove heritage assets in England will require planning permission and a consultation with local communities, adding he wanted to see a “considered approach”.