Editor's note: Since this article was published it has been widely reported that the UK government has pulled its plans to enact a new bill of rights
The UK may have a new prime minister, but on civil liberties, Liz Truss is likely to pick up where her predecessor left off. Next week, the so-called Bill of Rights – unveiled by the then-justice secretary Dominic Raab earlier this year – will be voted on by MPs.
The bill, which might be better termed the Rights Removal Bill, aims to give politicians a greater say in the way that the courts interpret human rights law. It promises to repeal the 1998 Human Rights Act, which made the European Convention on Human Rights enforceable under domestic law.
