DAILY EXPRESS: DAVID CAMERON yesterday stepped up his call for the hated Human Rights Act to be scrapped.
The Tory leader demanded action after Justice Secretary Jack Straw admitted the law had become a “villains’ charter” used by the courts to put the rights of criminals first.
Mr Cameron said the admission showed the Strasbourg-inspired Act needed to be replaced by a new British Bill of Rights more attuned to the country’s needs and traditions.
In a speech to mark the 60th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Mr Cameron said: “We have seen a lack of proportion and common sense.
“I believe we now need a home-grown British Bill of Rights.” >>> By Macer Hall, Political Editor | December 9, 2008
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