Critics of the original version of the Bill (such as comedian Rowan Atkinson) feared that satirists could be prosecuted, but an amendment by the House of Lords making it clear that this was not the case was passed – by just one vote.
Critics of the original Bill (such as comedian Rowan Atkinson) worried that satirists could be prosecuted, but a House of Lords amendment clarifying that this was not the case was passed – by a single vote.