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A Minister has just texted a big group of MPs about the #GenocideAmendment
“There are many problems with the...amendment, including the fact that past genocides might be in scope (which could mean Turkey, could even mean Canada or Australia)
Is this true? Judge for yourself:
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"the Government is hiding behind the fiction of an imaginary judicial mechanism that will hold the CCP accountable for its genocide of the Xinjiang Uighurs."
#IPAC member @DavidAltonHL on the UK government's attempts to wreck the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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Worried about losing. But not sufficiently worried about genocide.
#GenocideAmendment twitter.com/BBCJLandale/st…
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Amidst the #GenocideAmendment debate it’s wonderful to have something positive to say about the government. This is fantastic work from @pritipatel 🔥🔥 twitter.com/hongkongarc/st…
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👏Board of Deputies of British Jews president pleads with MPs to vote for the #GenocideAmendment ahead of today’s vote, and points out flaws in @neill_bob amendment (which does nothing to help #Uyghurs)
thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-mu…
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#BREAKING: @trussliz and @neill_bob table motion to deny @HouseofCommons a vote on the #GenocideAmendment - insisting on their previous amendment which does not apply to China, and will do nothing for #Uyghurs
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😡Shocking. @LOS_Fisher article on leaked Government advice re: #GenocideAmendment. Here's the real reason Government wanted to offer an alternative:
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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ALRIGHT TEAM: just to confuse you a bit more re: #GenocideAmendment @Nus_Ghani has now tabled an amendment to the Gov motion.
If the Speaker selects this amendment (unlikely) then we get a straight vote on the #GenocideAmendment.
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ALRIGHT TEAM: just to confuse you a bit more re: #GenocideAmendment @Nus_Ghani has now tabled an amendment to the Gov motion.
If the Speaker selects this amendment (unlikely) then we get a straight vote on the #GenocideAmendment.
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Very strange arguments here from @DominicRaab on #GenocideAmendment
1. Amend. DOES NOT provide for a criminal process, but a “preliminary determination”.
2. Two former Supreme Court judges said High Court was correct authority when drafting.
3. He wants judges to investigate?? twitter.com/BBCPolitics/st…
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UK ministers accused of 'engineering' vote on genocide claims | the Guardian
UK Government moves to prevent a vote on the cross-party #GenocideAmendment to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members, avoiding likely defeat.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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#GenocideAmendment update. Thanks @MaajidNawaz for your constant support for this cause. #NoGenocideTrade 👇 twitter.com/LBC/status/135…
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👇 Two more of the heroes in this David and Goliath battle for the #GenocideAmendment against vested interests and the entire machinery of the Government.
Give👏Uyghurs👏Their👏Day👏In👏Court twitter.com/MatthewCTurner…
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If the Government was *really* opposed to the #GenocideAmendment because it “gives power to courts” they would have accepted the amendment below which we gave them over a week ago. They didn’t.
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#BREAKING: The UK government has narrowly avoided defeat on #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill by 319 to 297 votes.
Major concessions won by #IPAC include sanctions on Chinese officials guilty of Uyghur abuses and new mechanisms for genocide investigations. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#GenocideAmendment update:
House of Lords debate and vote will be earlier than expected. Could begin around 13:40 - follow at the link below.
Vote will be closer this time: some peers have constitutional objections to sending things back too many times.
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/fa…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL pledges to continue struggle for the #GenocideAmendment in the House of Lords, aiming to give UK courts the powers to consider genocide cases.
Full story 👇smh.com.au/world/europe/b…
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Rebel MPs vow to fight on after UK government thwarts ‘genocide’ trade law | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill.
politico.eu/article/rebel-…
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#GenocideAmendment latest: in their desperation to keep this out of the courts, the Government is hosting a (very rare) briefing for *all peers* on Monday. The only lawyer they could find to brief against us was Wolfson. They tried Lords Hope and Pannick who told them where to go
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#GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill tabled by #IPAC member @DavidAltonHL defeats government in the Lords.
IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Kennedy: the amendment will "change the ecology of law by making genocide have serious meaning in our contemporary world”.
theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/0…
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"Tonight is about shining a light of hope to all those out there who have failed to get their day in court."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS urges Parliament to back IPAC #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill, which if passed would see genocide cases brought to UK courts.
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Whips accused of 'bullying' rebels over anti-genocide Trade Bill amendment | the Telegraph
UK Government moves to block cross-party #GenocideAmendment
to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific @SKinnock calls on the Government to back IPAC all-party #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill, allowing UK courts to rule on genocide and opening a route for justice for Uyghurs and other groups.
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VOTE RESULT: Government compromise amendment narrowly wins by 318 to 303 votes, defeating the #GenocideAmendment.
#IPAC UK members have vowed to continue working on the Genocide Amendment in the House of Lords.
Read our full press statement here: ipac.global/uk-government-… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…