THE proposed “Bill of rights,” described by human rights groups as a “Tory power grab,” has reportedly been shelved by Liz Truss.

The legislation, which aimed to replace the Human Rights Act, had been championed by former justice secretary Dominic Raab, who was left out of the new Prime Minister’s Cabinet earlier this week.

Within hours of his Mr Raab’s ousting, Ms Truss is said to have told her top ministers that the plans had been pulled.

But reports also suggest that action to reform human rights law is still being pursued by the new administration, according to a government source cited by the PA news agency.

The Bill aimed to reduce the influence of the European Court of Human Rights, enshrined in the Human Rights Act 1998, in Britain’s courts.

The Law Society had previously warned that the Bill risked creating an “acceptable class of human rights abuses” in this country by raising the bar for claimants to bring human rights cases against the government.

Human rights groups have now urged the new PM to ditch all plans to overhaul the Human Rights Act.

Amnesty International’s Laura Trevelyan said: “If the Bill of rights is being shelved, it’s good news for justice, for accountability and for the rights of people across the UK.

“We very much hope that Liz Truss consigns any suggestion of scrapping the Human Rights Act to the bonfire of history and that this government will place a renewed focus on protecting and celebrating human rights, both here and across the world.”

Describing the reports as a “relief,” Liberty director Martha Spurrier said: “The proposed Bill was little more than a rights removal Bill. It would have taken away rights from all of us, including making it harder for people to get justice when there is wrongdoing.

“At its core, the Bill was little more than a shallow attempt to put the government beyond accountability and we welcome this decision to drop it.

“It is vital now that the new government takes this opportunity to strengthen our rights, not weaken them further by bringing these dangerous plans back in another guise.”

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “As is the case whenever a new government is formed, there is a review of cross-departmental priorities to ensure they are the most effective way of delivering the government’s objectives.”