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David Davis MP writes for the Daily Mail about the Government’s Remedial Order to the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
As published in the Daily Mail This week is the beginning of a process which will expose British soldiers, particularly the SAS, to vindictive lawfare in Northern Ireland. On Wednesday, the Government will use a technical instrument known as a remedial order to overturn, in part, legislation passed in 2023 by the Conservatives that stopped […]
The police are making up the rules on live facial recognition as they go along, writes Sir David Davis
As published by LBC The Government appears determined to introduce live facial recognition nationwide. This is after a number of police forces have started using it without any proper parliamentary approval whatsoever, an action that has already attracted the criticism of the courts. Labour seems intent on doing this without the intense scrutiny this sweeping […]
Welcome to ‘papers, please’ Britain: ID cards threaten our privacy and individual rights, writes David Davis MP
As published by LBC Keir Starmer has announced that all UK adults will be required to have digital ID cards under his new plan. Two-thirds of Britons do not trust the Government to keep their personal information secure. They are right to be concerned. The plan will effectively centralise the management of all the data […]
The scandal isn’t just the breach – it’s how they kept it secret, writes David Davis MP
As published by LBC One of the core principles of public life is openness. Yet today we learn that, for two years, the Government concealed from Parliament a colossal and potentially unfunded spending commitment. That is not openness. It is a deliberate evasion of democratic scrutiny. In February 2022, a serious data breach occurred, risking […]
Which side is Labour on – the troops who defended this nation in Northern Ireland, or those who tried to destroy it?
As published by the Daily Mail British troops went to Northern Ireland to save lives. Today, prosecutors pursue them for doing just that. To understand how we reached this appalling state of affairs, we must return to the beginning. In 1969 the British Army deployed to Northern Ireland not as an occupying force but as […]