British Bill of Rights

Dominic Raab's British Bill of Rights Should Be Scrapped, Say MPs

Cross-party committee warns justice secretary's plan will make it easier for the state to commit human rights violations.
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What Is The Bill Of Rights And Why Is Dominic Raab Bringing It In?

The justice secretary says the move will "inject common sense" into the legal system, but critics are unimpressed.
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A British Bill of Rights Will Diminish the Rights of Everyone in the UK - And the Most Vulnerable Will Suffer Most

David Cameron, Chris Grayling and apparently now Michael Gove feel we'd be better off if we axed an act that's held the powerful to account over and over again, and instead allowed those with a vested interest in keeping their power unchecked to limit when and to whom human rights apply. Funny that... If you've been paying attention to party spin recently, you'll have seen our HRA suddenly rechristened "Labour's" Human Rights Act. So it's worth clearing up at the start that it was passed in 1998 with overwhelming cross-party support and Tory leadership endorsement. It was a long-held ambition of the Society of Conservative Lawyers.
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