Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

I apologise to the House, and I agree with the noble and learned Baroness. In fact, I did not make an assertion; I said that there were incidents in the past where, allegedly, that had occurred. When we look at this issue, we begin to think—certainly, the people who lobby me in great numbers think—that the real reason for the change in the law was the incident relating to Tzipi Livni. The Foreign Secretary, for whom I have high regard, argued that in the case of Tzipi Livni, the law had been abused when an arrest warrant was issued against her. He stated that: "““She is an Israeli politician of great importance, and a strong advocate of the peace process””.—[Official Report, Commons, 24/3/11; col. 1130.]" That may be, but he did not criticise the evidence against her contained in the arrest warrant which had been obtained by a private citizen.