Despair, and a little hope, at the Queen’s speech | Letters

The government's decision to omit from the Queen's speech the Conservative election pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act and to replace it with a British bill of rights, should be welcomed (Report, 28 May). A single message should emerge loud and clear from the consultation process which will take place instead. While the Human Rights Act may not be perfect, there is no credible case for its repeal. To do so would create significantly greater problems than would be solved, for the people of the UK, the British constitution, the devolution arrangements for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and for the UK's reputation as a leading nation in the free world.
Steven Greer Professor of human rights, Rosie Slowe Research assistant, University of Bristol Law School

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