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Uh, and we of course have the
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extraordinary events uh that that that
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we understood yesterday of uh Graeme
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Lion, the comedy writer, comedic writer,
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and he put out some tweets months ago
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when he was in Arizona.
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And months later, he arrives at Heathrow
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Airport to be met by five armed police.
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Armed police, not a big deal in the USA,
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a very big deal um in the United
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Kingdom. Five of them. and he was
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arrested and taken away for questioning.
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He's not even a British citizen.
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He's an Irish citizen. This could happen
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to any American man or woman that goes
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to Heathrow that has said things online
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that the British government and British
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police don't like. It is a potentially
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big threat to tech bosses, to many, many
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others. This legislation we've got will
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damage trade between our countries,
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threaten free speech across the West
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because of the knock-on rollout effects
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of this legislation from us or from the
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European Union. So, I've come today as
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well to be a claxon to say to you, don't
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allow piece by piece this to happen here
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in America. And you would be doing us
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and yourselves and all freedomloving
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people a favor if your politicians and
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your businesses said to the British
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government, "You've simply got this
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wrong." At what point did we become
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North Korea? Well, I think the Irish
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comedy writer found that out two days
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ago at Heathrow Airport. This is a
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genuinely worrying, concerning and
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shocking situation and I thank you for
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the opportunity to come here today.
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Thank you, Mr. Well said.
