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A Joint Committee of Parliament set up to scrutinise the UK’s Online Safety Bill has set out its stall this week by asking the public for their views on the draft legislation. The Bill, published by the government in draft form in May 2021, is designed to establish a new regulatory framework to tackle harmful content online.
The Committee will be chaired by Damian Collins MP, the former chair of House of Commons DCMS Select Committee, whose seminal inquiry on Disinformation and ‘fake news’ recommended tougher action on online hate speech and greater regulation of social media companies, including Facebook.
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexit weakens the case for Scottish nationalism
Jacob Rees-Mogg and his youngest son, Sixtus, open a copy of Erskine May in Rees-Mogg s Commons Office [Credit: Baldo Sciacca]
11 December 2020
He has been at the heart of the Brexit drama from day one. With the end in sight, the Leader of the House of Commons talks to Georgina Bailey about his hopes for an independent United Kingdom, why the Hybrid Parliament won t return, and Christmas at the Rees-Moggs.
So, what would Jacob Rees-Mogg like for Christmas?
The MP for North East Somerset says he hasn’t asked for anything particular this year, although he usually gets lots of interesting books. However, his favourite present is the vial of anointing oil from Queen Victoria’s coronation, given to him by his father when he was about 15.