Neither House of Parliament is ever going to vote to repeal the Human Rights Act.
But bringing the matter to the floor of the Commons would be useful as an indicator.
Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Believe anything Theresa May says when you see it. She's all talk.
ReplyDeleteThe Tories whose votes would sink this all supported Theresa May at least once the only alternative was Andrea Leadsom and in many cases from the start. She sold herself as one of their own to people like Anna Soubry and that was how she beat the Right that will always hate her for it.
ReplyDeleteIn the same way the Tory Arabists strongly supported May but she seems determined to alienate them. Crispin Blunt was very angry on the World at One today and it's a wonder Alan Duncan hasn't resigned from the government.