Leaked report suggests Dominic Raab trying to curb judges’ powers

Campaigners said ‘the government’s attempts to avoid accountability set a very dangerous precedent for all future governments of all stripes’. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Dominic Raab is planning to curb judges’ powers in a move likely to make it harder to bring successful legal challenges against the government in England and Wales, according to a leaked document seen by the Guardian.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) paper suggests the justice secretary, who is also deputy prime minister, is considering changes that would have the effect of limiting ministers’ accountability in judicial reviews brought by claimants concerned about the way decisions have been taken by public bodies.