Liberal Democrats to Repeal Laws

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The Liberal Democrats are to call for a mass repeal of 10

parliamentary acts passed by Labour since 1997.

A " freedom bill " will set out plans to abolish ID cards, control

orders for terror suspects and to end extradition to the US " without

proper evidence " .

 

The Lib Dems will also pledge to end the storage of DNA details of

people never charged or convicted of crimes.

 

Party leader Sir Menzies Campbell is to say Labour is addicted to

making laws and has created " legislative madness " .

 

'Illiberal laws'

 

He will add: " It feeds its appetite for headlines with proposals and

bills that are often confusing and repetitious. "

 

Sir Menzies is due to unveil the freedom bill on Thursday.

 

The Lib Dems say the government has passed 365 acts and 32,000

Statutory Instruments - rules and regulations made by ministers -

since 1997.

 

Parliament needs to show that it is as serious about repealing

legislation as it is about passing it

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

This equates to 114,000 pages, or seven full editions of the

Encyclopaedia Britannica, they claim.

 

The freedom bill proposes scrapping 10 pieces of " illiberal or

unnecessary legislation " .

 

This would include abolishing restrictions on protests in Parliament

Square and removing police powers to impose conditions on public

assemblies.

 

Also proposed is repealing the home secretary's right to criminalise

trespass in designated areas.

 

The Lib Dems want to abolish laws that remove the " public interest

defence " for whistleblowers - employees who report misconduct - and

to ban the use of " hearsay evidence " in court.

 

'Tip of the iceberg'

 

The party is also promising to end all restrictions on the right to

silence after arrest.

 

Sir Menzies will say these laws are the " tip of the iceberg " ,

adding: " We need a government that understands that when it comes to

making new laws, it is quality, not quantity, that counts. "

 

He will add: " Parliament needs to show that it is as serious about

repealing legislation as it is about passing it.

 

" We need to remove excessive laws and show that, by legislating less,

we can legislate better. "

 

The bill would also include a three-point plan for constitutional

checks and balances to make it easier to repeal laws.

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Havent we heard it all before, its all political bollocks/posturing/flavour of the month.........do some research, see what issues are out there then jump on a bandwagon.............. The Valley Vegan...................heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: The Liberal Democrats are to call for a mass repeal of 10 parliamentary acts passed by Labour since 1997. A "freedom bill" will set out plans to abolish ID cards, control orders for terror suspects and to end

extradition to the US "without proper evidence". The Lib Dems will also pledge to end the storage of DNA details of people never charged or convicted of crimes. Party leader Sir Menzies Campbell is to say Labour is addicted to making laws and has created "legislative madness". 'Illiberal laws' He will add: "It feeds its appetite for headlines with proposals and bills that are often confusing and repetitious." Sir Menzies is due to unveil the freedom bill on Thursday. The Lib Dems say the government has passed 365 acts and 32,000 Statutory Instruments - rules and regulations made by ministers - since 1997. Parliament needs to show that it is as serious about repealing legislation as it is about passing it Sir Menzies Campbell This equates to 114,000 pages, or seven full editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, they claim. The freedom bill proposes scrapping

10 pieces of "illiberal or unnecessary legislation". This would include abolishing restrictions on protests in Parliament Square and removing police powers to impose conditions on public assemblies. Also proposed is repealing the home secretary's right to criminalise trespass in designated areas. The Lib Dems want to abolish laws that remove the "public interest defence" for whistleblowers - employees who report misconduct - and to ban the use of "hearsay evidence" in court. 'Tip of the iceberg' The party is also promising to end all restrictions on the right to silence after arrest. Sir Menzies will say these laws are the "tip of the iceberg", adding: "We need a government that understands that when it comes to making new laws, it is quality, not quantity, that counts." He will add: "Parliament needs to show that it is as serious about repealing legislation as it is about

passing it. "We need to remove excessive laws and show that, by legislating less, we can legislate better." The bill would also include a three-point plan for constitutional checks and balances to make it easier to repeal laws. Peter H

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