If 'extremist' views are illegal, then the person who defin… - Miriam Cates

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If 'extremist' views are illegal, then the person who defines 'extremism' has the power to curtail free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and freedom of association. This is the path to authoritarianism.

Miriam Cates

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Miriam Joy Cates (née Atkins; born 23 August 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penistone and Stocksbridge from 2019 to 2024. Before her parliamentary career, she was the finance director of a technology consultancy, teacher, and a parish councillor.

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[On gender ideology] If there's one place where a woman should be able to speak up about these issues, that should be parliament.

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Perhaps we could ask the Church of England to return to their day job and marry people for free.

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