ECHR withdrawal ‘will do little to protect troops’, Grieve warns
Dominic Grieve says temporary derogation from European Convention on Human Rights is not a revolutionary step.
Government & politics|Human rights
May pledges to end ‘industry of vexatious claims’ against forces
Defence secretary Michael Fallon says growing defence budget will be spent on equipment rather than lawyers’ fees.
Bill of rights will eliminate ‘trivial’ claims – Faulks
Former justice minister says whole school of lawyers has been brought up in a rights culture.
Labour: human rights law should apply to troops abroad
Shadow justice secretary says party will challenge any move to exempt British forces from prosecutions.
New doubts over human rights law reform
Newspaper reports that Michael Gove’s British bill of rights has been thrown back to the Ministry of Justice for a rewrite.