Claire Perry questions the European Courts Ruling on Prisoner Votes
Speaking in the House of Commons debate on prisoner votes Claire Perry, MP for the Devizes Constituency, questioned the recent European Court of Human Rights ruling that the UK ban on prisoner voting was unlawful.
Speaking after the debate, Claire said:
"While I can see very valid reasons to give some prisoners the right to vote as part of the rehabilitation process I think this is a matter for the British Parliament to decide. With these sorts of judgements the European Court is getting too political and too involved in things that are not part of its mandate. I think that the Commons vote yesterday will send a strong message to the court."
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