I can't imagine Mark relished the prospect of stepping foot inside the House of Commons today.
So kudos to him for turning up, and ensuring the Lib Dems, Tories and 27 Labour rebels defeated by one vote the Government's absurd, ham-fisted plans to outlaw criticism, insult, abuse and ridicule of religion, belief or religious practice.
He's not had much to smile about lately; but he can be justly proud of what he helped achieve this evening.
What I wrote at Lib Dem Voice
January 31, 2006
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Hear hear. And Charles Kennedy too.
It was more than Tony Blair cared to do - and of course there were many Labour MPs on panic duty trying to salvage the Labour vote in Dunfermline and West Fife, where it is the Labour campaign that has the wheels falling off! ry
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