In support of my right hon. Friend, it will come as no surprise that I would simply say that, whether one trusts this expert or that expert, or this or that Committee Chairman, that is what is known in philosophical terms as the appeal to authority. I am happy to rely on the argument that I put forward, which is that, if we create a list of things that agents cannot do, we invite terrorists to use it as a checklist to test their own membership for spies and infiltrators.
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Lewis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 January 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.
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