Britain - Government beaten on Religious hatred bill

This is good news, which explains why the BBC put it at the bottom of the political page.

The government has been heavily defeated in the Lords over plans to outlaw incitement to religious hatred.

Peers voted by a majority of 149 in favour of a cross-bench move to put freedom of speech safeguards into the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill.

Opponents say proposed legislation is drawn too widely and could outlaw criticisms of beliefs.

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