Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:56 pm on 27 October 2025.
Lord Davies of Gower
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2:56,
27 October 2025
My Lords, it is very welcome that the Metropolitan Police finally took the decision to stop investigating non-crime hate incidents. They have clearly wasted officers’ time and had a chilling effect on free speech. Will the Government now follow through and support the Amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill from my noble friend Lord Young of Acton to abolish them in their entirety? Surely this is the way forward.
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