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of and fadi, consultant at gulbenkian and dodi sort of covered d fadi, consultant at gulbenkian and dodi sort of covered the|di, consultant at gulbenkian and dodi sort of covered the house we've sort of covered the house of lords thing, and we'll see. i mean, we don't know, do we? >> we don't. we're in unprecedented, uncharted territory , this legislation is territory, this legislation is one that goes to very key and core issues in relation to our constitution, the rule of law, the separation of powers , and the separation of powers, and we're in uncharted territory. so how the lords will react to this, given that they've tabled ten amendments initially and then seven amendments later on? and these are quite key amendments referencing international law , so it just international law, so it just really depends on their appetite, on wednesday and what will happen. >> yeah, i, i don't quite share. it was interesting when i went back to jacob a second time he said that's what they should do. yes. as opposed to he was rather more certain in answer the more certain in his answer the firs
of and fadi, consultant at gulbenkian and dodi sort of covered d fadi, consultant at gulbenkian and dodi sort of covered the|di, consultant at gulbenkian and dodi sort of covered the house we've sort of covered the house of lords thing, and we'll see. i mean, we don't know, do we? >> we don't. we're in unprecedented, uncharted territory , this legislation is territory, this legislation is one that goes to very key and core issues in relation to our constitution, the rule of law, the...
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well, i'm joined by fadi joined in the studio by fadi farhat, senior legal consultant at gulbenkian andonian solicitors and veteran lgbt campaigner peter tatchell. finally, let's begin with you . finally, let's begin with you. this does lower the bar, doesn't it? you know, in the past with the hate legislation, the race relations act, etc, public order act that we've had this legislation has been there for 40 years. you kind of had to say something that clearly and unequivocally was expressing hatred against the group and perhaps even incitement. this has lowered the bar considerably. >> that's correct. so in the past we've had i mean, there has always been a criminal offence of stirring up hatred by reference to race. that's always beenin reference to race. that's always been in the public law act of 1986. this goes further by expanding or by including all the protected characteristic characteristics. so now we have age, disability , transgender age, disability, transgender identity and other and other well the various protected characteristics. so it goes further in that sense, but it also
well, i'm joined by fadi joined in the studio by fadi farhat, senior legal consultant at gulbenkian andonian solicitors and veteran lgbt campaigner peter tatchell. finally, let's begin with you . finally, let's begin with you. this does lower the bar, doesn't it? you know, in the past with the hate legislation, the race relations act, etc, public order act that we've had this legislation has been there for 40 years. you kind of had to say something that clearly and unequivocally was expressing...
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. >> well, joining us now is human rights lawyer fadi farhat. and, fadi, this is just an incomprehensible case to so many people. shouldn't it have been an open and shut case that this man was rejected in italy? rejected in germany? and yet for three years, his application was languishing in the uk system . languishing in the uk system. good afternoon. yes well, that's, that's a very that's a concern that everybody has is the sort of the backlog, the, the sort of the backlog, the, the time it takes for the home office to consider applications , office to consider applications, this on, on the face of it was a claim which could have been assessed, much more promptly than it was. it didn't need to take the best part of 3 to 4 years. i think the claim was still technically pending when the offence was committed last october, i think when the gentleman was arrested by the police, he said that he hadn't actually received a decision even even until that point. so it's been pending for three years. and that's a concern that we have, is that there doesn
. >> well, joining us now is human rights lawyer fadi farhat. and, fadi, this is just an incomprehensible case to so many people. shouldn't it have been an open and shut case that this man was rejected in italy? rejected in germany? and yet for three years, his application was languishing in the uk system . languishing in the uk system. good afternoon. yes well, that's, that's a very that's a concern that everybody has is the sort of the backlog, the, the sort of the backlog, the, the...
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a proponent of the lords amendment, crossbench peer lord alton, as well as a friend of the program, fadi farhat, the legal consultant and human rights lawyer. david, this is very awkward because you are one of the peers i admire most and you're a friend of my father's. we've known each other a long time. don't you see that the lords is stretching its legitimacy by voting down something that has such a strong mandate and big majorities from the democratic house? let's be clear , jacob. clear, jacob. >> i spent the first two decades of my political life in the house of commons. ultimately, i'm a house of commons man. house of commons. ultimately, i'm a house of commons man . and i'm a house of commons man. and yes, the house of commons must get its way in the end because it's the elected house. but i have great respect for many colleagues in the house of lords who have done their duty by scrutinising this legislation. you a long list of things you gave a long list of things but have been removed from the agenda. only two amendments were before the house of lords tonight, most of which didn
a proponent of the lords amendment, crossbench peer lord alton, as well as a friend of the program, fadi farhat, the legal consultant and human rights lawyer. david, this is very awkward because you are one of the peers i admire most and you're a friend of my father's. we've known each other a long time. don't you see that the lords is stretching its legitimacy by voting down something that has such a strong mandate and big majorities from the democratic house? let's be clear , jacob. clear,...