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Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, leaves Downing Street, Westminster, London, after the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture date: Wednesday October 26, 2022.
SENIOR representatives of City law firms have become the latest figures to speak out against the Tories’ Bill of Rights, warning the reforms would be “bad for business.”
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has said the Bill will return to Parliament in the “coming weeks” after it was shelved by former PM Liz Truss in September.
The proposed legislation seeks to replace the Human Rights Act, reducing the influence of the European Court of Human Rights in British courts.
ANSELM ELDERGILL explains why the rule of law is fundamental to our liberty and welfare
Evidence to peers from medical leaders, patient safety officials and the children’s commissioner has intensified fears that the Bill’s safeguards are inadequate, writes ADAM JAMES POLLOCK
The government’s case for abolishing most jury trials doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, argues KIM JOHNSON MP – and it must be stopped before it does lasting damage to democracy