“Jack Straw has given a speech at the George Washington University about the UK’s and USA’s constitutional heritage and what a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities might look like.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Britain is unlikely to have a full written constitution for at least 10 or 20 years, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, said today.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw has given a speech on how a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities fits into a long British tradition, and how we would be greatly impoverished without the Human Rights Act.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st January 2008
Source: www.justice.org.uk
“Senior ministers are bracing themselves for the most significant revolt Gordon Brown has faced when Eurosceptic Labour rebels join forces with the Conservatives to try to force a referendum on the EU’s Lisbon treaty.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The debate over new Bill of Rights must include constitutional issues which need to be considered carefully, argues Roger Smith.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lord Bingham of Cornhill can’t quite see the point of a new bill of rights.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British lawyers are united in their condemnation of the treatment of lawyers in Pakistan and the dismissal of the Chief Justice and are calling for the re-instatement of the rule of law and the Constitution.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The constitutional relationship between England and the rest of the United Kingdom has been thrown to the centre of the next general election after senior Conservatives backed plans to strip Scottish MPs of the right to vote on English matters.”
The Times, 29th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A shake-up of Britain’s secrecy laws and those powers enabling police to enter the home has been ordered by the Prime Minister as part of sweeping changes to the constitution.”
The Independent, 26th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“This consultation document seeks views on the role of Parliament in decisions to commit the armed forces to armed conflict abroad and on the ratification of treaties. It follows on from the ‘Governance of Britain’ green paper.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This consultation seeks views on the arrangements for making judicial appointments, and in particular on whether the residual role of the executive in judicial appointments should be further reduced. This consultation follows on from ‘The Governance of Britain’ green paper.”
The Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Government’s response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution’s report ‘Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament’. The Committee’s inquiry was conducted between May 2006 and July 2007, producing several conclusions and recommendations for the Government and others. The report was published on 26 July 2007 and the response was published on 17 October 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Gordon Brown’s efforts to protect Britain’s opt-outs on the new EU treaty at next week’s summit in Lisbon came under fresh pressure yesterday when a Labour-dominated committee of MPs claimed the latest draft of the treaty presented fresh threats to British sovereignty.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The proposals published in this green paper, ‘The Governance of Britain’, seek to address two fundamental questions: how should we hold power accountable, and how should we uphold and enhance the rights and responsibilities of the citizen?”
The Governance of Britain Cm 7170 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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