Could a Conservative Party lead by Theresa May drop the Data Protection Act?
22 March 2013
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Last week, Home Secretary Theresa May made a speech that could fundamentally alter the Conservative Party’s approach to human rights. The Party's currently policy position is that it would like to replace the Human Rights Act 1998 with its own Bill or Rights, but it would not derogate from the European Convention of Human Rights. Theresa May has put that all in doubt. In her speech, she said: “…And we need to stop human rights legislation interfering with our ability to
