Although Kim Leadbeater and her allies repeatedly promised MPs that ‘Committee Stage’ would allow for transparent and genuine scrutiny of her Bill, as you may have read in media reports, there are serious concerns with how the Committee has conducted its scrutiny so far:
In addition, the testimony that the Committee did hear further highlighted the many dangers of this Bill. For example:
All of the above brings into question Kim Leadbeater’s assurances that her Bill’s safeguards are watertight and there would be no ‘slippery slope’. In reality, attempts to dilute the Bill’s “safeguards” and extend its scope are being proposed even before MPs get to vote on the Bill again.
It is vital that MPs are made aware of these concerns as well as the flaws and bias that are already evident in the Committee’s scrutiny. It is critically important that MPs realise how many of their constituents continue to have deep concerns about the Bill as a whole, fears that have only been enhanced by the oral evidence sessions.
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