‘They Can Chop Your Head Off’: English Lord Refuses Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training, Says It’s ‘Treason’
19th May 2021
A member of the House of Lords in England is currently under investigation for refusing to participate in a mandatory anti-sexual harassment training.
Lord David James, Baron of Blackheath, said that if he took part in the training it would be an act of “treason” against the Queen, according to Insider. James is one of four Lords who are under investigation for not taking part in the program, which was due to be completed by April 1.
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James, a life peer, said he took an oath to uphold the Queen’s coronation oath and that he thinks the training would breach said oath. He said the training threatens the principle of free speech under the Privilege of Parliament Act 1512.