Labour plans to make clean air a human right with new legislation

Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed will criticise ministers’ attempts to repeal Human Rights Act

Labour is planning a new wave of human rights legislation to guarantee clean air quality and proper nutrition for all, the shadow justice secretary will announce on Friday.

Steve Reed will vow to fight “tooth and nail” against any attempt by the government to repeal the Human Rights Act, and instead look to roll out the “next frontier” of “fundamental freedoms”.