Tory demands for Hate Crime Act to be repealed are rejected by MSPs
by Craig Paton
Apr 17, 2024
3 minutes
Scottish Tory calls for the new Hate Crime Act to be repealed have been rejected by MSPs.
A motion in Holyrood was voted down by 69 votes to 49 with five abstentions.
The Scottish Tories have led the charge against the Act, which came into force on April 1 and sparked an early deluge of complaints.
Data from shows that almost 9,000 online complaints were made in the first two weeks, although daily figures have significantly
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