The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk MP told parliament this morning: “Having carefully considered the government’s legislative programme in the round, I can inform the house that we have decided not to proceed with the Bill of Rights.
In response, Nick Vineall KC Chair of the Bar Council said: "The Bar Council welcomes the formal confirmation from the Lord Chancellor that the Bill of Rights Bill will not proceed. The bill risked undermining the rule of law and the UK’s international reputation, so we are pleased the draft legislation has been scrapped. However, the Bar Council remains concerned that similar proposals could be added to other pieces of legislation. The Human Rights Act should apply across the board with no ifs and buts and no special exceptions. The whole point of fundamental rights is that they are the rights we extend even to those people who we disapprove of."