Ministers Defeat Lords Who Wanted to Withhold Right to Sue Universities on Free Speech Bill

Ministers Defeat Lords Who Wanted to Withhold Right to Sue Universities on Free Speech Bill
A graduation ceremony at the University of Suffolk's campus in Ipswich, England, in October 2015. PA
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The UK government has won a vote in upcoming legislation that'll ensure that cancelled academics and students will have the right to sue universities over free speech infringements.

Lord’s amendments to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill were debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Amendment 10—which sought to remove the right of students and academics to sue universities that breach their speech rights—was defeated.
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