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Brexit Wars part II: Right-wing Conservatives want Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights.
For years, UK Conservatives seeking right-wing support have floated idle threats to pull Britain out of Europe’s top human rights treaty. This time, they might actually mean it.
It would be a seismic decision. The only European nations that are not members are Russia — expelled last year after invading Ukraine — and Belarus.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-tories-rishi-sunak-european-convention-on-human-rights/
#UK #ECHR #HumanRights #Brexit
For years, UK Conservatives seeking right-wing support have floated idle threats to pull Britain out of Europe’s top human rights treaty. This time, they might actually mean it.
It would be a seismic decision. The only European nations that are not members are Russia — expelled last year after invading Ukraine — and Belarus.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-tories-rishi-sunak-european-convention-on-human-rights/
#UK #ECHR #HumanRights #Brexit