He seems to be against something for sure, it's not helped that it seems he used a Random Word Generator to print his speech out.
No word on where Mr Dowden stands regarding lies of all sizes, including those spouted in Parliament, that would would be actionable if repeated outside.
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I'm not surprised, Coronavirus is a master of Irony, a great example was the Republican senator that turned up at the Senate wearing NBC breathing apparatus insinuating that people were exaggerating over Covid.. I believe he caught it about a week later.