Truss: Left-wing legal establishment hinders border control |
Elected politicians struggle to control borders due to the power of the Left-wing legal establishment, Liz Truss argues. Writing in the Telegraph, the former Prime Minister says the judiciary, through judicial reviews, has tied up British governments in challenges to policies on welfare, immigration, and Brexit. She argues that Tony Blair's policies made it harder for elected politicians to get things done and increased the power of the unelected, while the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 reduced the power of the Lord Chancellor and created a self-appointing judiciary. This has hindered the Government's ability to deliver policies and has given more power to the courts and lawyers, Truss says, adding that to restore democratic accountability, the Supreme Court should be abolished, the Judicial Appointments Commission dismantled, and the Lord Chancellor's full role reinstated. |
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