Human rights laws should be suspended to safeguard easing of lockdown, says Government's former legal counsel

The complexity of the new social distancing rules meant they risked becoming mired in legal actions over human rights that would undermine the fight against the virus

Boris Johnson should suspend human rights laws to prevent legal challenges to the easing of the coronavirus lockdown rules in the “dangerous” weeks ahead, the Government’s former top lawyer has said.

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