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There are two reasons why I cannot accept the Lester amendment. The first is that it is already covered by existing legislation, under which it is not necessary for racist language to be used for an offence of incitement to race hatred to be proved. The language used can be religious, and the case can be made now if it can be demonstrated that such language was accompanied by racist intent. Does t...
11 July 2005
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235
Ayes
293
Noes
58
Majority
FAIL
Result
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB Labour | 12 | 243 | 0 | 255 |
| CON Conservative | 109 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 45 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| UNK Unknown | 22 | 15 | 0 | 37 |
| IND Independent | 16 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| PC Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| THE The Independent Group for Change | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SPE Speaker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| REF Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LAB Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SCO Scottish National Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |