Ms Margaret Urwin:

They may be susceptible to American pressure, if I may say. It is difficult to see how the legislation, if it is brought to Parliament, will not pass. It would be difficult to get more than 80 MPs to vote against it. As Mr. Brecknell said, the House of Lords can only slow the progress of the legislation, it cannot stop it. America seems to be the best bet. America tried to stop the British Government bringing forward the legislation in the first place.