All you need to know about the Tory MP who blocked upskirting becoming illegal

John Plunkett. Updated June 15th, 2018

Plans to make upskirting a criminal offence have been blocked by a single Conservative MP (with the help of one of his Conservative colleagues).

The upskirting bill was blocked at the last minute by Christopher Chope after being intentionally pushed back by Philip Davies filibustering. As it was blocked, another MP yelled ‘Shame!’. Shame indeed. There aren’t enough walls to kick.

— Stevie Martin (@5tevieM) June 15, 2018

If you want to know what kind of person would block legislation making it a specific criminal offence, then here are a few things you might not know about Tory MP Christopher Chope.

If you're wondering what sort of person blocks legislation to ban upskirting, this was Christopher Chope's attitude to Hillsborough pic.twitter.com/gQhtnpjhtS

— The Sun Apologies (@SunApology) June 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/juliamacfarlane/status/1007623379061485568

So glad that there Christopher Chope and Philip Davis are proudly standing up for the right of British perverts to photograph underneath women's skirts. A 👏 proud 👏 day 👏 for 👏 democracy 👏https://t.co/Iq8bEvx32Z

— Zing Tsjeng (@misszing) June 15, 2018

Christopher Chope (the MP that objected) also objected to the Alan Turing Pardon and the Hillsborough debate. https://t.co/JR0jr5ofhu

— Ben Gartside (@BenGartside) June 15, 2018

Christopher Chope has blocked the upskirting laws at the last minute. An unquestionable act of misogyny. How could anyone hate women so much that they would want it to be legal to take pictures of her genitals without her consent?

— Rebecca Reid (@RebeccaCNReid) June 15, 2018

I can only assume we now know what Sir Christopher Chope’s main hobby is. I think we should name it Choping in honour of him https://t.co/o8yaVIZDlu

— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) June 15, 2018

Who me? Oh I'm just off to take hundreds of pictures of Christopher Chope's tiny weasel dick with a spy camera & complete impunity to see how he fucking well likes it the utter c*nt.

— Phlegm Clandango (@Cain_Unable) June 15, 2018

I am unspeakably angry. If you feel the same, please email Christopher Chope [email protected] and ask him why he thinks men should be allowed to photograph women's genitals without their consent.

— Rebecca Reid (@RebeccaCNReid) June 15, 2018

I'm sure Christopher Chope MP won't mind people knowing he exercised his democratic right and objected to a bill that protects women from sexual assault by cowardly perverts. https://t.co/mfQ4OJtEwe

— David (@davidclewis) June 15, 2018

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Sir Christopher Chope has derailed the parliamentary bill to criminalise up-skirting, and quite right too, because it’s a slippery slope and the next thing you know the ladies will be drinking beer and demanding the vote and whatnot.

— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) June 15, 2018

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My email to Christopher Chope. Please also email him. [email protected] pic.twitter.com/9AHjQpdwcr

— Rebecca Reid (@RebeccaCNReid) June 15, 2018

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A bill to make upskirting an illegal offence was blocked by a Tory MP. Taking a picture/video up a woman’s skirt… without consent. It takes one objection to stop a bill getting a second reading. Why would anyone NOT want this criminalised? Christopher Chope best explain himself pic.twitter.com/osbKLv9UyX

— Nathalie Emmanuel (@missnemmanuel) June 15, 2018

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https://twitter.com/hanhanprice/status/1007629102352883712

14.

Trying to work out if financially I can support myself by taking the next two months up to spend upskirting Christopher Chope’s trouser legs

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) June 15, 2018