Online Hate Speech Debate

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Department: Home Office

Online Hate Speech

Liz McInnes Excerpts
Thursday 30th November 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I do not accept that there are double standards. What I accept is that we have been totally consistent in ensuring that we call out hate crime and take aggressive action in order to stop it. That is why my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister responded so strongly to the tweet, and why other Cabinet Ministers have taken action as well. We will always ensure that we take action to stop the vile hate crime that sometimes takes place.

Liz McInnes Portrait Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab)
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Has any member of the UK Government asked for these tweets to be taken down?

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I shall have to come back to the hon. Lady on that.