Keir Starmer says Tory plans to scrap Human Rights Act would bring shame on Britain
Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has launched an unprecedented attack on a key Conservative policy by insisting that scrapping the Human Rights Act would bring “shame” on Britain.
"David Cameron has repeatedly pledged to scrap the controversial law, saying it “flies in the face of common sense”.
But last night Keir Starmer said the principles enshrined in the act were “basic” and “fundamental” and suggestions that it should be abolished based on “flawed analysis”".
The HRA does not need scrapping. What it does need though is strengthening so that those public authorities such as the Minister of Justice abide by the law or face tough legal sanctions.
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