Why the government wants to scrap the Human Rights Act
The Story5 Juli 2022

Why the government wants to scrap the Human Rights Act

For more than decade, justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab has wanted to ditch the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. Now he’s finally got his chance. We examine what’s in the proposed Bill, and The Times’ legal editor dishes out the controversy ratings.

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Guest: Jonathan Ames, Legal Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: Times Radio, BBC, ITV, Convention on Modern Liberty.

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