Mike Crockart and I just called a vote to remove secret courts from the Justice and Security Bill, in line with Conference’s motion.
Despite highlighting in the debate that they supported closed proceedings in principle, Labour saw an opportunity to make mischief and eventually backed us. But due to DUP support for the Tories, we lost 10-9.
I’ll give a fuller update to everyone concerned soon. Suffice to say there will be more crucial votes to come on the Committee, and the Government has to move or the Bill will not pass as is.
* Julian Huppert was the Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge from 2010-15
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Well done. Keep up the pressure. No dissent from me here!
Keep it up Julian.
Keep the pressure on!
Keep up the good work
Well done Julian. Now we need all your colleagues to vote against when it comes back to the whole House. Whether Part II passes or not in the end, it should not do so with Liberal Democrat votes.
Well done. Keep up the pressure. It is actions that you are taking which are helping keep many of us active in the party that we feel needs to go back to its roots for the next election manifesto, (which of course does not necessarily mean going backwards in time).