Plans to introduce a British Bill of Rights which means that parliament would rule on what constitutes a breach of human rights risks the UK's expulsion from the Council of Europe and could even threaten Britain's membership of EU.
The proposed Bill which would mean that parliament would rule on what constitutes a breach of human rights.
Former Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, described the changes as a "legal car crash with a built-in time delay". Grieve has told the Guardian that withdrawing from the European court of human rights could threaten Britain's membership of the EU. EU members have to be members of the separate Council of Europe.
The changes are expected to be unveiled at the Conservatives' annual conference in the autumn for inclusion in the party's general election manifesto.
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