Britain with its Magna Carta proudly claims to be the original land of liberty, but how healthy are Britain's liberties today? Stephen Sackur talks to Lord Lester.

Britain with its Magna Carta proudly claims to be the original land of liberty, but how healthy are Britain's liberties today? Stephen Sackur talks to Lord Lester. For the past five decades, he has been one of the country's foremost legal champions of human rights and judicial independence. He has scored some famous victories, so why is he now sounding so alarmed?