Labour responds to the publication of the Conservatives’ Bill of Rights

Steve Reed MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the publication of the Conservatives’ Bill of Rights, said:

“Labour is proud that the Human Rights Act has allowed millions access to justice, protect victims of crime, and ensure our loved ones get the care they need.

“But this Conservative ‘Bill of Rights’ con will take those rights away, preventing people with health problems from objecting to Do Not Resuscitate Orders being placed on them in hospital without their consent, block women from forcing the police to investigate cases of rape, and will stop victims of terrorist atrocities and major disasters like Hillsborough from seeking justice. 

“This is a Government more interested in picking fights and sowing division with this fraudulent bill of rights than tackling the cost of living crisis.

“Labour would uphold the protections we need to guarantee everybody the security, prosperity and respect they deserve.