UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3242
British Bill of Rights and Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill proposes that the UK should write its own British Bill of Rights and stop following the European Convention on Human Rights (which is separate from the EU). It would remove the right to take cases to European courts and give UK courts more final say on human rights issues.
Presented by Mr Peter Bone.
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Official Ballot · opengovt
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The people's count196 votes
53% Aye · 10447% No · 92
MPs' vote250 MPs
38% Ayes · 9662% Noes · 154
The democratic gap
15% , a moderate gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading20 Jun 2022