"In the space of a week Michael Howard has gone from opposing anti-terror laws on the grounds of civil liberties to attacking the legislation that enshrines many of those liberties in law.
"The Conservatives are pandering to a mistaken view that the Human Rights Act is somehow undermining our culture. The Act contains principles which most of us agree are a good thing, like the right to life, to a fair trial, and to freedom of speech. The Government does not always respect those rights, and the law gives us a way of holding them to account.
"Quoting exceptional cases as evidence that the whole Act is flawed is wrong and utterly reprehensible."
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