UK Government Accused of Playing ‘Parliamentary Skullduggery’ to Block Genocide Amendment

A view of the front door at 10 Downing Street in London, on April 7, 2020. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

The UK government has bundled the highly anticipated genocide amendment with a different amendment ahead of the Parliamentary vote on Tuesday afternoon, a move that’s been blasted as “shameful” and “parliamentary skullduggery.”

Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has called the move a “sad tragedy.”