Bill of Rights Bill

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 16 May 2023.

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Photo of Stuart McDonald Stuart McDonald Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)

If the right hon. and learned Gentleman wants to be seen as a Justice Secretary who will stand up for the rule of law and access to justice, he should be putting the greatest possible distance between himself and the dreadful pet project of his predecessor by disowning the Bill of Rights altogether. Importantly, will he stop that Bill being split up and dropped into other pieces of legislation, as we have already seen with the Illegal Migration Bill? Instead of undermining respect for international rights, why does he not work to incorporate more rights into domestic law, such as the UN convention on the rights of the child?