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Rishi Sunak warns of ‘chilling effects’ of cancel culture threating our freedom

Source: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak on Tuesday warned that our democratic freedoms rely on tackling “the chilling effect of so-called cancel culture”.

The Prime Minister said that “the shutting down people’s views” is “not what this country stands for”.

“It’s why we’re defending democracy, and tackling unacceptable threats to MPs… putting in place new

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