Isabel Vaughan-Spruce arrest and charge under Birmingham buffer zone
2 releases from 1 party, 24 January 2023 to 25 January 2023.
Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication
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Buffer zone advocates ‘criminalising silent prayer’ – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart, after hosting Isabel Vaughan-Spruce at Parliament, says the charging of her for silent prayer near a Birmingham abortion facility under a buffer zone order shows a threat to freedom of thought. She calls for Clause 9 of the legislation to be amended.
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Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP challenges the Prime Minister in the Commons to review UK laws so that religious freedom is protected, after Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for silent prayer near a Birmingham abortion facility.
Parties with no matching press release found on their website
- Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
- Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
- Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
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