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Justice Secretary Jack Straw will visit Brighton tomorrow, July 2 to talk to local people about the government’s new policy plan ‘Building Britain’s Future’.

Mr Straw will present the proposals and debate directly with the public from a soapbox outside the Brighthelm Church and Community Centre in North Road at 1pm.

Building Britain’s Future is the start of a process to engage with people on the big issues facing the country. The debate in Brighton is one of the first of a series of events being led by Ministers across the UK to explain more about the plan and to give the public the chance to put questions directly to Jack Straw.

Building Britain’s Future presents the government’s vision for a fairer, stronger and more prosperous society. Public service entitlements will for the first time be guaranteed to parents, patients and communities. New measures also aim to aid economic growth and create jobs, while other steps will address political reform.

The plan is based on three clear priorities: Putting Britain firmly on the path to recovery and seizing future opportunities for economic growth: Building on the improvements made in schools, hospitals and policing and modernising the national infrastructure: Cleaning up politics and renewing the democratic system.

Jack Straw said:
“These plans push forward radical changes to redefine our constitution and begin to rebuild trust in politics. They include completing the process of making Parliament’s second chamber smaller and answerable to the public. A programme of immediate reforms will help correct the most urgent problems and be complemented by a pledge to involve the people in discussions on even more fundamental far-reaching changes to our democratic processes that balance accountability, rights and responsibilities.

“Building Britain’s Future includes important steps to reinforce our guiding principles of trust, fairness and transparency across the justice system. These underpin our plans to make the family court system more open and accountable to the public, and to ensure our business and commercial dealings are clear of any taint of bribery.”

For more information view:
www.hmg.gov.uk/buildingbritainsfuture