Labour MPs furious after being told to abstain on Farage’s 10-minute rule bill proposing ECHR withdrawal – UK politics live

Labour MPs concerned that abstaining makes it look like only the Lib Dems and Greens care about issue Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary and former national security adviser, goes next. He is now a peer, and a member of the committee.He says the deputy national security adviser, Matthew Collins, thought there was enough evidence for the case to go ahead. But the CPS did not agree. Who was right?In 2017, the Law Commission flagged that the term enemy [in the legislation] was deeply problematic and it would give rise to difficulties in future prosecutions.And I think what has played out, during this prosecution exemplifies and highlights the difficulties with that. Continue reading...