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Edited by John Gynn, Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 12:20

The Daily Telegraph website's analysis of the Queen's speech states:

"David Cameron will use the Queen's Speech today to push ahead with a British Bill of Rights in a bid to assert the "supremacy" of UK courts in the run up to the EU referendum. 

The Government will today announce a consultation to be held after June's EU referendum aimed at giving British judges the final say on cases involving human rights. 

It will recommend that Britain should remain a member of the European Convention of Human Rights in a move which is expected to provoke a split at the top of the Conservative government".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/18/what-to-expect-from-the-queens-speech/ (Telegraph online Accessed 18/05/16)

So it is there, clearly & explicitly, the U.K. Supreme Court's powers will be enhanced (likely to ring-fence significant constitutional facets as discussed in the HS2 case) but discussion won't begin (properly) until after the result of the E.U. referendum.

The debate on the Queen's Speech relating to this significant matter will certainly be worth attention.



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