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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Civil society calls on Rishi Sunak to commit to keeping Human Rights Act

Rish Sunak pictured with his deputy and justice secretary, Dominic Raab, left, during prime minister’s questions last month.
Rish Sunak pictured with his deputy and justice secretary, Dominic Raab, left, during prime minister’s questions last month. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

More than 150 civil society groups have written to Rishi Sunak urging him to commit to retaining the Human Rights Act and rule out its replacement by a British bill of rights.

The prime minister’s position in regards the proposed legislation is in doubt but Dominic Raab, having been reappointed justice secretary, remains determined to push through his pet project, which was shelved under Liz Truss’s premiership.

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