Goodbye accountability: Raab considers measures to curb judges’ powers
Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed said the reported changes showed the Government thinks “the law only applies to the little people”.
Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed said the reported changes showed the Government thinks “the law only applies to the little people”.
It comes as another Brexit Tory MP has branded Brits taking precautions against the unprecedented heatwave ‘cowards’ and ‘snowflakes’.
He had been due to appear where politicians had been expected to grill Mr Raab on the proposed British Bill of Rights.
"The car crash interview of the year as Justice Secretary Dominic Raab shamelessly defends the indefensible. Superb from Susanna Reid", wrote Peter Stefanovic.
"Never let anyone tell you you’re not good enough."
Stella Creasy tweeted afterwards: “Why is the Bill of Rights good enough to protect your freedom of speech but not your womb from being interfered with?”
The Deputy PM winked while questioning the deputy Labour leader on her stance on the RMT rail strikes.
Steve Baker, Andrew Bridgen, Dominic Raab and Jacob Rees-Mogg were among the MPs who voted against the landmark amendment.
The justice secretary hit out at industrial action taken by members of the Criminal Bar Association, but he managed to get all of his facts wrong.
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