A former Tory minister whose report has triggered plans to curb the power of people to mount legal challenges has accused ministers of misrepresenting his findings.
The Ministry of Justice intends to restrict judicial review on the grounds that Lord Faulks found judges are increasingly deciding the merits of laws – which should be the role of Parliament.
But Lord Faulks told an inquiry by MPs: “That wasn’t the language that we used in our conclusions.”
