‘False narrative’: campaigners say British bill of rights could undermine free speech
Organisations including Index on Censorship condemn government’s claim a bill would boost freedom of expression
Labour claims bill of rights legislation is ‘an attack on women’ in Commons – video
Shadow justice minister Ellie Reeves clashes with deputy prime minister Dominic Raab over the new bill of rights legislation
A British bill of rights? This draconian plan is a rights removal bill
Sacha Deshmukh
The government’s move to override the European court of human rights will leave UK citizens all the poorer, says Amnesty UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh
March 2022
Raab says UK bill of rights will stop free speech being ‘whittled away by wokery’
Deputy PM says proposals to replace the Human Rights Act will enable principle of free speech to be a legal ‘trump card’
December 2021
Raab’s human rights proposals condemned as ‘blatant power grab’
Justice secretary is facing a number of calls to row back on plans to strengthen power of the state
December 2016
UK bill of rights delayed further by Brexit and supreme court case
Attorney general Jeremy Wright tells Commons the government has a ‘few other things on our plate’ when asked about bill
May 2016
Skype, iPads and in-cell education at heart of major prisons shakeup
British bill of rights could 'unravel' constitution, say peers
April 2016
Gove 'has too much power' over human rights judge selection
Eurosceptic justice secretary, working on UK bill of rights to bypass ECHR, has been put in charge of appointing new British judge
December 2015
Plan to scrap Human Rights Act delayed again
Justice secretary indicates proposals will be put back until 2016 for further consideration of ‘complex’ changes
November 2015
The obstacles to Cameron’s EU demands are political, not legal
Joshua Rozenberg
Treaties can be changed easily enough – with the agreement of the states that signed them
October 2015
The government is playing a dangerous game trying to scrap the Human Rights Act
Philippe Sands
The Tories’ plans to repeal this fundamental act will have profound consequences for the future of human rights in the UK, and Britain’s engagement with Europe
June 2015
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