Plans to scrap Human Rights Act delayed until 2016 – Gove

‘Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights has been delayed for a second time, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has revealed, saying it will now be pushed back to 2016.

Ministers were expected to publish their plans for a British Bill of Rights before Christmas, but Gove told a House of Lords select committee that Cameron’s request for a consultation on the legislation triggered a “complex” process.

Cameron was initially forced to push back plans to scrap the Human Rights Act in May, over fears Tory MPs would rebel against him.’

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