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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Sunak’s next U-turn may be to ditch Raab’s bill of rights

Dominic Raab
The bill of rights has been Dominic Raab’s pet project since David Cameron’s time as PM. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Dominic Raab’s controversial bill of rights may be axed again, as a senior Tory MP said they were confident “wise heads in No 10” would lead the government to perform yet another U-turn.

After a series of climbdowns by Rishi Sunak this week over planning and long-promised pieces of legislation, he was urged by the former justice secretary, Robert Buckland, to avoid a protracted battle that could take up hundreds of hours of time in parliament.

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