Scottish Parliament 'Should Be Ashamed' ; Libdem Fury As Macaskill Rushes Through Emergency Legislation After Court Ruling
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RADICAL changes to criminal law were approved last night by MSPs after a marathon session of Parliament involving fiery exchanges in response to the UK Supreme Court ruling on suspects' human rights.
There were vitriolic exchanges between Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and the Liberal Democrats, whose justice spokesman Robert Brown tabled a series of amendments to the emergency legislation that will give people suspected of a crime immediate access to a lawyer.See the full content of this document
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Scottish Parliament 'Should Be Ashamed' ; Libdem Fury As Macaskill Rushes Through Emergency Legislation After Court Ruling
Mr Brown was backed by his party colleague Mike Rumbles, whose exchanges with the Cabinet Secretary became highly personal....
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