It’s been a few days now since we asked CoffeeHousers to put forward their questions for Theresa May. We’ve since picked out the best, which have now been put to the shadow leader of the Commmons. She’ll get back to us at the start of next week.
Anyway, here are the questions:
john miller
“Why have Government ministers been able to spout the most outrageous lies over the last few months, effectively unopposed by the Conservatives? The Tories seem to lack a short succinct rebuttal that gives a voice to the feelings of the public.”
Rajesh
“There has been a lot of comment about the Damien Green case and how this relates to MP’s specific rights as the opposition. I’m concerned that MP’s are considering themselves a special case instead of considering the overall civil liberties perspective of such an overbroad law. Do you have any thoughts as to whether the law in general should be modified instead of MP’s rights being clarified?”
Sebastian Friedman
“Where do you stand on affirmative action?”
Jack R
“Will the Tories reject Labour’s Equalities Bill?”
Nicholas
“Do you agree with David Starkey that this Labour government has overwhelmed the democratic and independent traditions of parliament (traditions that should facilitate holding the government to account and protecting our freedoms) and transformed it into a legislative rubber stamp for its own political agenda? If so, what are the Conservatives going to do about it?”
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