Parliament never thought Part 1 of the Act, which makes it an offence to cause "harassment, alarm or distress" by using "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour" would be used to ...

New Forest West West MP Sir Desmond Swayne; Reform UK leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage (Image: UK Parliament, Jeff Moore/PA)In his Forest Journal column, Sir Desmond wrote: ...