Sunday 19 June 2022 01:55 AM Dominic Raab vows to protect journalists' sources and strengthen freedom of ... trends now
Sunday 19 June 2022 01:55 AM Dominic Raab vows to protect journalists' sources and strengthen freedom of ... trends now
Dominic Raab vows to protect journalists' sources and strengthen freedom of speech in Government's new Bill of Rights set to be unveiled next week Currently a court can order journalists to reveal their sources for rare cases An extra test will be added to prove revealing a source is in the public interest The Bill will also crack down on claims which lets asylum seekers avoid removal Dominic Raab said: ‘Freedom of speech is the liberty that guards all others'
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Dominic Raab has vowed to strengthen freedom of speech in the Government’s new Bill of Rights with protections for journalists’ sources.
Whistleblowers will be given extra confidence to speak to journalists, with courts forced to meet a higher bar before demanding that a journalist disclose a source’s identity.
At the moment a court can order journalists to reveal their sources if
