Rejected petition Remove Philip Davies from the Women's and Equalities Committee

The Women and Equalities Committee plays a vital role in holding the Government to account. It is unethical that a person who has denied that violence against women and girls in the UK is a problem and wants to send more women to prison should be allowed to sit on this committee.

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Date submitted 14 December 2016
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