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May 'disappointed' at upskirting law block
Theresa May says she is "disappointed" an attempt to make upskirting a criminal offence in England and Wales did not progress through Parliament after one of her own MPs blocked it. Conservatives have criticised Sir Christopher Chope for objecting to the private member's bill.
If passed, it could see someone who has secretly taken a photo under a victim's skirt face up to two years in prison. The PM said she wanted to see it pass soon "with government support". Minister for Women, Victoria Atkins, said the government will allocate time for the bill in Parliament to ensure it does not get pushed down the list of private members' bills, which would mean it could some time to return to the Commons.
[...] Sir Christopher has yet to speak out about why he blocked the bill but upskirting victim Gina Martin - who started the campaign for the new law - said he had told her he objected to it "on principle" because it "wasn't debated". She also told the BBC that he said he "wasn't really sure" what upskirting was. "I said, 'well, I can help you with that'," Ms Martin added.
The bill was expected to sail through the Commons on Friday, but parliamentary rules mean it only required one MP to shout "object" to block its progress. Sir Christopher's intervention was met with shouts of "shame" from other MPs.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday June 17 2018, @05:45AM (1 child)
You're probably right. In fact, you're almost certainly right. Politicians can't be bothered to actually perform the tasks for which they were elected. But, surely, you can imagine scenarios in which a representative might actually be busy with legitimate business, and not have time to study all the laws coming up for vote. Or, the other side tries to sneak something past you by introducing it at the last moment, or as a rider on another bill.
(Score: 5, Informative) by HiThere on Sunday June 17 2018, @05:42PM
I don't know about in Britain, but in the US there are many cases where a long bill was not made available for study before being brought to the floor. Usually because someone would have properly objected, if they knew what it was about.
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