Former judges attack Raab’s bill
Two more senior legal figures question need for human rights reform
Two former judges spoke out last night against Dominic Raab’s plans to reform and replace the Human Rights Act 1998. The justice secretary has said his Bill of Rights Bill will return to parliament in “the coming weeks”. It has recently been heavily criticised by Lord Mance and Sir Peter Gross, among others.
“The case for the bill is not based on compell…
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