Tory MP tries and fails to block anti-domestic violence bill with 91-minute speech

‘A backbench Conservative MP has been accused of trying to block a parliamentary bill that would force the Government to sign up to the international Istanbul Convention on preventing domestic violence.
Philip Davies, a veteran of long so-called “filibusters”, gave a 91-minute long speech, using up a large chunk of the time allocated to debate backbench laws on Friday.
Mr Davies and his allies on the Tory backbenches also tabled more than 50 “wrecking” amendments to the legislation, which was proposed by the SNP with cross-party support, with the aim of obliging the Government to tackle sexual violence and domestic abuse.’
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