The Critic Magazine

I spy a new clampdown

IF THE PRIME MINISTER decides to go to the country early, the legislative programme to be announced on 10 May will be the last before the general election. Already, we are told, Boris Johnson is throwing out proposals that he does not regard as vote-winners — including further restrictions on judicial review. What legal reforms may find their way into the Queen’s Speech?

The most far-reaching must be legislation to counter state threats. These include overt or covert action by foreign governments that

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