Extracts from Lords debate on the Queen's Speech - June 27

“We all have a responsibility to stand up for British values and the rule of law”,

and by that I mean democracy, women’s rights and the rights of other minorities. That is a cornerstone of our values, and we should not forget it. It should always be there in our minds...

Viscount Simon (Lab): My Lords, over the past few years a number of financial cuts have been required of various bodies, such as education, the NHS and policing. It seems as though no one in government takes responsibility for the reduced levels of roads policing. The Department for Transport says the decline is not a problem but that if it is, it is a Home Office matter. The Home Office says that it is down to Police and Crime Commissioners, who in turn pass it down to chief constables, who blame government cuts—a fine merry-go-round....

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