Lib Dems seek mass repeal of laws
The Liberal Democrats have called for a mass repeal of 10 parliamentary acts passed by Labour since 1997.
A “freedom bill” sets out plans to abolish ID cards, control orders for terror suspects and to end extradition to the US “without proper evidence”.
The Lib Dems also pledge to end the storage of DNA details of people never charged or convicted of crimes…
[The Bill] would include abolishing restrictions on protests in Parliament Square and removing police powers to impose conditions on public assemblies.
Also proposed is repealing the home secretary’s right to criminalise trespass in designated areas.
The Lib Dems want to abolish laws that remove the “public interest defence” for whistleblowers – employees who report misconduct – and to ban the use of “hearsay evidence” in court.
Score another big plus point for the Lib Dems. As their party leader said in the accouncement: “Parliament needs to show that it is as serious about repealing legislation as it is about passing it.“
(From BBC News)
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