But they will need sharp political antennae

Johnson’s government has altered this vital piece of Brexit legislation

The body should reaffirm long-standing democratic principles like the independence of the judiciary

Hopes that the worst has passed will soon be dashed

The Queen’s Speech shows threats to a balanced constitution are noise not substance

A reduction of checks and balances; dilution of human rights and judicial review; and the potential demise of the Union. Can our constitutional settlement be rescued from this sinister Conservative...

The PM’s approach to this legislation will tell us how he plans to govern with his new majority

Unchecked, unbalanced and channelling an unsavoury populism, a prime minister that I’ve helped to keep in check in the courts could soon be free to do whatever he pleases

The British have assumed our democratic traditions would restrain brute prime ministerial power. That complacency could now be tested like never before

The bruising experience of Brexit has forced one vital principle to the fore