Northern Ireland’s new Public Health Bill proposes permanent emergency powers, allowing forced medical exams, quarantine, and vaccination.

Northern Ireland’s new Public Health Bill proposes permanent emergency powers, allowing forced medical exams, quarantine, and vaccination. The COVID-era “temporary” measures may become permanent. Consultation ends Sept 27. Link in the show notes: t.co/y6QP6LrFql @ukcolumn pic.twitter.com/OYtqfhnmU9

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Northern Ireland’s new Public Health Bill does propose extending certain emergency powers. The bill aims to update the Public Health Act of 1967 to better respond to modern public health emergencies. It includes provisions for forced medical examinations, quarantine, and vaccination under specific circumstances.

Sources:

minutes3.belfastcity.gov.uk/documents/s117100/Appendix%202%20Full%20Consultation%20Document.pdf

www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/consultation-new-public-health-bill-northern-ireland

He has been vocal about pushing such laws previously

Kier Starmer, quite possibly the next UK PM: “We have to deal with the anti-vax campaigns, because they will cost lives.”

“And if we need to pass emergency legislation to deal with them, I’ll be quite prepared to work with the government on that… And the sooner we do that,… pic.twitter.com/EGt7777fpF

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