Hate Speech Legislation

If you choose to write your own email, ask your MP to oppose any effort to expand hate speech laws beyond race, ethnicity and national origin. A broader scope risks turning a national security response to antisemitism into a cultural censorship tool, where lawful disagreement over gender, sexuality, or biblical teaching could be treated as hate speech.

You may wish to emphasise that genuine racial hatred is a serious threat that deserves clear, targeted legislation. Diluting the law with contested social categories weakens its impact while opening the door to policing belief, conscience and religious expression.

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