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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Busby

Government pushes ahead with legislation to protect free speech at universities

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said academic freedom and free speech were ‘fundamental to our world-leading universities’ (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government is pushing ahead with key measures in legislation aimed at protecting free speech at universities, the Education Secretary has said.

But a “statutory tort” – which could have allowed individuals to bring legal proceedings against higher education institutions that failed to comply with freedom of speech duties – will be removed from the legislation.

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