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Human Rights

I am glad that the hon. and learned Lady referred to a false dichotomy, because I am worried by some of the language that Ministers use. For example, the Home Secretary said:"““It cannot be right that the rights of an individual suspected terrorist be placed above the rights, life and limb of the British people…No ifs. No buts. It’s just plain wrong.””" Is he not suggesting that any legislation that adds to the protection that we enjoy, collectively, must be set against the protections that we expect people to have, such as the right to a fair trial, and to be considered innocent until proved guilty? If we try to set the one against the other in a blanket way, we run into danger.