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Raab criticised after revealing details on plans to overhaul Human Rights Act
Dominic Raab

DOMINIC RAAB was criticised today after revealing new details on plans to overhaul the Human Rights Act, including a mechanism to “correct” rulings by the European Court of Human Rights.

The Justice Secretary revealed earlier this month that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had given him the task of rewriting the Human Rights Act.

In an update on those incoming changes, Mr Raab said that British soldiers and institutions such as the police and health service should not be “dictated to” by judges in Europe.

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