Why abolishing the Human Rights Act will be a rough ride for Michael Gove

The Conservative Party have had the Human Rights Act in their sights for some time – but following the May 2015 election and now unconstrained by coalition partners they've got a chance to take it out, they could end up living a nightmare.

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