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Ministers sidestep duty to protect free speech
Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London,
THE new Bill of Rights exempts the government from having to comply with the free speech protections that it contains, legal experts said yesterday, with Liberty labelling it a “power grab.”
Clauses in the Bill exempt laws created by ministers from being subject to a new free speech test, including government policies to crack down on protest and other speech.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said last week that the new Bill would prevent free speech from being “whittled away” by “wokery and political correctness.”
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