Crispin Blunt: Why I'm fighting the 'anti-boycott' bill
Published date: 13 July 2023 17:24 BST
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Last update: 7 months 3 weeks ago
Could the BDS movement soon become illegal in the UK?
Under a new bill, the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, boycotting foreign countries will become illegal for public bodies, which would include councils, unions and student organisations.
The law specifically protects Israel from being targetted, and bars public bodies from even voicing support for pro-Palestinian BDS initiatives even if they don’t take part.
The bill, spearheaded by Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michale Gove, passed its first two readings in parliament, but a large number of Conservative MPs vow to break away from their party and fight it.
In this episode of The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with Conservative MP Cripsin Blunt, who also serves as the director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
He says the bill will set a dangerous precedent for free speech and will create a dangerous environment for activists as well as Jewish communities.
Subscribe and listen on all podcast platforms: https://thebigpicture.buzzsprout.com/
Under a new bill, the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, boycotting foreign countries will become illegal for public bodies, which would include councils, unions and student organisations.
The law specifically protects Israel from being targetted, and bars public bodies from even voicing support for pro-Palestinian BDS initiatives even if they don’t take part.
The bill, spearheaded by Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michale Gove, passed its first two readings in parliament, but a large number of Conservative MPs vow to break away from their party and fight it.
In this episode of The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with Conservative MP Cripsin Blunt, who also serves as the director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
He says the bill will set a dangerous precedent for free speech and will create a dangerous environment for activists as well as Jewish communities.
Subscribe and listen on all podcast platforms: https://thebigpicture.buzzsprout.com/
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