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To this end government officials claim that a multitude of controversial privacy rulings won by celebrities and other VIPS has actually decreased freedom of expression, a significant part of Britain’s democracy.
According to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab judges could be writing new privacy laws, “by the back door.”
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The Daily Mail reports that officials are leery of individuals described as “woke” and “politically correct” flocking to social media to clamp down on alternate points of view and enabling “cancel culture.”
This has led to the proposal to the proposal of a new Bill of Rights which aims to restore the fair and balance d rulings and reinforce the prominence of the right to free speech. The officials also stressed that Parliament is the, “ultimate decision-maker,” when it comes to legislation, and not judges.
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Speaking about the proposal one senior Government source claimed the move is needed to make an impact on what is seen as, “incremental, elastic expansion through judicial interpretation of rights.”
The source noted, “Our proposed reforms mean freedom of speech can be given extra weight – a couple of rungs up in the pecking order of prioritization of rights.”
It is said that Ministers are concerned that Parliament’s role as, “the authoritative voice on British law,” has been eroded by judges who deliver rulings which embellish parts of the 1951 European Convention on Human Rights.
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They allegedly think that the 1951 convention is being applied too liberally beyond the scope of its original intention, in areas ranging from free speech to immigration. This move comes on the heels of a controversial decision in a legal case between Meghan Markle and The Mail on Sunday.
In that case the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision that Meghan was entitled to, “a reasonable expectation of privacy,” after the outlet in 2019 published a letter she wrote to her estranged father Thomas Markle. The newspaper defended its right to publish the letter, with legal experts calling the judge’s decision in favor of Markle a dangerous precedent which benefits the, “rich and powerful.”
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