Government wants to override judicial review

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Government wants to override judicial review

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... agree-with

This would be a step towards dictatorship. Entirely in keeping with Johnson's sense of being above mere legal constraints.
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I can imagine the furore in Conservative ranks if Labour had sought to introduce such a law. I can also imagine the furore that will erupt in Conservative ranks if a future Labour government sought to use any of the powers in this Bill.
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Animal pet lover Doris needs to be sectioned even for imagining it might be possible
to craft legislation intended to apply to one political grouping and not another! :roll:
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