Online Hate Speech Debate

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Online Hate Speech

Paul Flynn Excerpts
Thursday 30th November 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paul Flynn Portrait Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab)
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Two million people signed a petition of outrage when the President was given an honour that has never been offered to any other President, when he was invited to make a red-carpet visit to this country in the first month of his office. Since then, he has dangerously increased tension in every frozen world conflict that he has addressed. He has disgraced himself again and again, and he worries us because his impulsive finger is on the nuclear button. If he is allowed to come to this country now, he should be treated as anyone else who breaks the law, and charged with inciting racial hatred. The Government should withdraw the invitation.

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I would simply repeat that we have not yet made the arrangements for the visit, but the invitation has been extended and it has been accepted.