Minister contradicted vow that rights would not be lost after Brexit

Suella Fernandes said exiting EU charter of fundamental rights would avoid extra protectionsOne of Theresa May’s new ministers has claimed the UK’s plan to drop the EU charter of fundamental rights after Brexit would help avoid an “extra layer” of human rights, contradicting the government’s assurance that no protections would be lost.Suella Fernandes, who was promoted to the Brexit department last week, had warned in November that transposing the “flabby&rdqu