Liberal Democrats Vote to Save Rayner’s Illiberal ‘Banter Ban’ in Lords

If any more evidence was needed that the Liberal Democrats are anything but it was their votes which killed a Lords amendment lifting Rayner’s ‘Banter Ban’ in the Employment Rights Bill. On brand…

Toby Young’s amendment would have removed the requirement for pub staff to be legally liable for any speech that could be interpreted as “indirect harassment” in their establishments:

“(1D) Subsection (1A) does not apply to indirect harassment, so employers only have to protect their employees from non-sexual harassment by third parties that is directed at them.”