The state acting proportionately and in accordance with due process is central to the idea of civil liberties. Abandoning these guardrails in an emergency that then lasts a year at least, sets “an alarming precedent” argus IEA Head of Media Emily Carver.

Writing in Conservative Home, Emily said: “now is the wrong time for us to become complacent about freedom”, warning that “we would be foolish to close our eyes to the dangerous reality: the Government continues to exercise unprecedented powers”.

Read Emily’s full article here.