"I want to take the opportunity to clarify that I did not make the point that manufacturers were intending to do good. I said that they were not intending in their design to cause harm to women and girls, which is different. I do not think they intend to cause …..." Blake Stephenson - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the Minister for her comments and for extending the powers set out in the 2011 Act.
Protecting our country from terrorism is a central responsibility of Government. The public deserve to be safe from these heinous acts. …..." Blake Stephenson - View Speech
"Stopping terrorism underpins everything we do in this place, as those who seek to alter our politics using violence fuelled by hateful ideology cannot be allowed to operate in our country. As the head of MI5 recently stated,
“The protection of democracy—its institutions, its representatives, its principles—has never felt more …..." Blake Stephenson - View Speech