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\"Friday was desperately frustrating,\" Rees wrote in a tweet. \"I hope my anti-Chope constituency pant protest shows solidarity.\"

On Monday, she tweeted another photo of three new pairs of underwear hung outside the MP’s constituency office.

\"As the last ones were removed, I put a new set of bunting today,\" Rees wrote.

Lorna’s #knickerstochope protest is continuing outside the MPs office.. even though the first ones were taken down pic.twitter.com/ddIlE9FeeD

— Peter Henley (@BBCPeterH) June 18, 2018

A similar protest took place in the British parliament, where Chope’s office also was decorated with underwear.

MPs teach Sir Christopher Chope an upskirting lesson. This is what his Commons office looks like this morning pic.twitter.com/39xeayyBYF

— Nigel Nelson (@NigelNelson) June 18, 2018

After the bill was blocked on Friday, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that she was \"disappointed.\"

\"Upskirting is an invasion of privacy which leaves victims feeling degraded and distressed,\" she wrote on Twitter. \"I am disappointed the Bill didn't make progress in the Commons today, and I want to see these measures pass through Parliament -- with government support -- soon.\"

Chope has said that he backs the bill, but objected as a matter of principle because he believed it had to be properly debated.

\"If a detailed bill is put before the house and it hasn’t had any debate then as a matter of principle, I block it without looking into the details of the bill because as a matter of principle, I don’t believe we should pass legislation which hasn’t been scrutinized,\" he told LBC Radio, a London-based national talk radio station.

The bill was introduced by Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat, and was backed by the British government after months of campaigning by Gina Martin, an upskirting victim.

On Monday, the British Justice Ministry said that the government would draft and introduce a new upskirting bill as soon as possible.

\"By making upskirting a specific offense, we are sending a clear message that this behavior will not be tolerated, and that perpetrators will be properly punished,\" Lucy Frazer, the British justice minister, said in a statement. \"Our action builds on the tireless efforts of Wera Hobhouse, Gina Martin and other campaigners, and we will ensure this Bill becomes law.\"

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