Title: Human Rights Act: What is it and why does Michael Gove want to scrap the policy? | The Independent | The Independent
Headings: Human Rights Act: What is it and why does Michael Gove want to scrap the policy?
Human Rights Act: What is it and why does Michael Gove want to scrap the policy?
The Conservatives say they are going to scrap the Human Rights Act
How does the Act work?
Which rights does the Act cover?
What is the European Convention on Human Rights?
Is this something to do with the European Union?
Which countries are members of the European Convention on human Rights?
Why do the Conservatives want to end the Human Rights Act?
Do the Conservatives have any other plans for the ECHR?
What’s the political background to this?
What does Michael Gove think of human rights?
What does five more years of the Tories mean for Britain?

Content: Welfare payments will be slashed
One of the most controversial parts of the Conservative manifesto was to cut benefits for the working age poor by £12 bn over the next three years. But during the campaign they only said where £2 bn of these savings would come from. That leaves £10 bn still to find. Some experts think the only way they can close that gap is by means testing child benefit – with millions of families losing out
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What does five more years of the Tories mean for Britain? There will be tax cuts for those in work and those who die
The Tories will increase the threshold at which the 40p rate of tax becomes payable to £50,000 by 2020. They haven’t said so but it is also likely that at some point in the next five years they will abolish that 45p rate of tax altogether for the highest earners. They also want to increase the effective inheritance tax threshold for married couples and civil partners to £1m
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What does five more years of the Tories mean for Britain? There will be an in/out EU referendum in 2017
The next two years are going to be dominated by the prospect of a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. First off David Cameron has the daunting task of negotiating a deal with other EU leaders an acceptable deal that he can sell to his party so he can go into the referendum campaigning for a ‘yes’ vote. This may be unachievable and it is possible that the Tories may end up arguing to leave.