A researcher from the University of Warwick is to warn about the potentially “unforeseeable outcomes” of constitutional change under the current Conservative government at a conference in Coventry.

Professor John McEldowney will address delegates at Coventry Cathedral tomorrow (Tuesday 23 June) during a day-long event being held to mark the 800^th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

He is one of five speakers on the panel for ‘The Allure of Magna Carta: Freedom, Democracy and Reconciliation’, alongside three other academics and Chris Bryant MP.

Prof McEldowney will ask whether lessons can be learnt from Magna Carta as the debate continues over proposals for a British Bill of Rights in place of the Human Rights Act.

He will also discuss the implications of the in/out EU referendum and the potential for home rule through increased powers to Scotland and possible Wales and Northern Ireland.

Prof McEldowney said: “The UK’s unwritten constitution is in a state of flux. There is potential for instability and an air of uncertainty as well as little direction to chart our constitutional future.

“This has a resonance with the period of Magna Carta,” he added, “where the future depended on finely balanced decisions, often with unforeseeable outcomes.”

Tickets for The Allure of Magna Carta: Freedom, Democracy and Reconciliation cost £25 for adults and £15 for students and include lunch. They can be purchased online.

Notes to Editors:

Issued by Lee Page, Communications Manager at The University of Warwick. Tel: +44 (0)2476 574 255. Mob: +44 (0)7920 531 221. Email: l.page@warwick.ac.uk.

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Contact:

Lee Page

Communications Manager, University of Warwick

Tel: +44 (0)2476 574 255

Mob: +44 (0)7920 531 221

Email: l.page@warwick.ac.uk