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Hundreds of academics have called on the Labour Government to rethink their suspension of a law which would protect free speech in universities.
In an open letter, more than 500 scholars urged Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to implement the remaining provisions of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act (HEFOSA), which had been set to come into effect on August 1 this year.
Phillipson said she was suspending the legislation last month.
She claimed the act was "not fit for purpose" and could “expose students to harm and appalling hate speech on campuses”.
In the exclusive poll for GB News membership readers, an overwhelming majority (97 per cent) of the 1,161 voters think Labour should rethink its decision to abandon free speech laws, while just two per cent think they shouldn't. One per cent said they did not know.
