Contentious compensation clause likely to be removed after law paused over fears it could protect hate speech

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Ministers are to revive legislation that aims to protect free speech on university campuses in England but a contentious clause allowing legal claims over compensation is likely to be removed.

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, paused implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act shortly after last year’s general election, citing concerns that the law passed by the Conservative government potentially protected the use of hate speech while exposing universities and student unions to bureaucratic and legal costs.