Former Tory leader warns: UK courts gain too much power over Parliament
Ex-home secretary points at problems with Human Rights Act implementation in British courts. New think-tank report shows 25 cases where judicial decisions went against parliamentary intentions
In a hard-hitting statement Lord Howard points to serious issues with the Human Rights Act thats changing how UK courts work. The ex-home secretary (who led the Conservative party back then) says this Tony Blair-era law moved too much power from Parliament to judges‚ making a real mess of things
The Policy-Exchange think tank published their research showing how courts mess up Parliamentʼs plans. Here are some weird court decisions they found:
- Police cant check a dangerous offenders internet use cause it hurts their privacy
- A criminal stays in UK cause Zimbabweʼs healthcare isnt good enough
- News outlets cant write about crime suspects
- Protesters get more freedom to block roads
Sir Patrick Elias – whos a former top judge – agrees that something isnt right: courts got way too much power after this law came in. The whole thing makes British law worse he says
The report writers (including smart-people like Prof Richard Ekins and Sir Stephen Laws) show lots of examples where things went wrong. Lord Wolfson – whos now helping Kemi Badenoch with legal stuff – thinks its a good piece of work; it shows real problems not just angry talk
The think-tank paper makes it clear: Parliament needs to fix this mess and get back control. Its changing how judges think and making laws unclear – which isnt good for anyone (especially when you need to protect regular people)
