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Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights is set to be shelved so the Government can prioritise more limited legislation on tackling the small boats Channel crisis.
In a blow to the Justice Secretary, No 10 has kicked his flagship legislation, which overhauls the Human Rights Act, into the long grass.
Rishi Sunak and Mr Raab, who is also the deputy prime minister, are understood to be debating which parts of the Bill are top priorities. But it is unlikely it will now go through Parliament as a whole, amid fears that it will take up too much time and could be heavily amended.
If Mr Sunak decides against bringing it forward, it would be the third time Mr Raab’s legislation has been dropped.
Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights is set to be shelved so the Government can prioritise more limited legislation on tackling the small boats Channel crisis
The PM told him this week that it would be ‘deprioritised’ in favour of addressing the Channel issue. Sources said the Justice Secretary was said still to be ‘100 per cent committed to the Bill and it remained ‘one of Dom’s top priorities’.
Some parts of the Bill are likely to be incorporated into small boats legislation, while other elements could be added to
