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25th November 2018
11:51am GMT

The amendment was introduced to the house as a private members bill, but Chope objected, saying he objects to all private members bills as a matter of principle.
Needless to say, Chope's decision to object didn't go down well among his peers, nor with the public. https://twitter.com/MichaelBerkele2/status/1065983394906103808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1065983394906103808&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2018%2F11%2F24%2Fmp-who-stopped-upskirting-bill-now-blocks-bid-to-protect-girls-from-fgm-8173935%2F https://twitter.com/MichaelBerkele2/status/1066086751389798400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1066086751389798400&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2018%2F11%2F24%2Fmp-who-stopped-upskirting-bill-now-blocks-bid-to-protect-girls-from-fgm-8173935%2F Once the allocated time for debate has concluded at 2.30pm on a Friday, it only requires one MP to object to a second hearing in parliament to block a bill's progress, which is exactly what Chope did. Ironically, this came on the same day that the United Kingdom made a £50 million donation towards stopping FGM in Africa. Many of Chope's Tory colleagues strongly oppose his stance on the issue. Tory MP Paul Masterton said: "Do not underestimate just how furious many Tory MPs are about this. This kind of thing does far more damage to the public’s view of our party than endless debates about customs arrangements."