Tory Policy to Leave ECHR Expected at Conference – Guido Fawkes

Tory Policy to Leave ECHR Expected at Conference

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Guido hears from internal Tory sources that an announcement of the party’s intention to leave the ECHR is expected at Party Conference on the second week of October. No one tell James Cleverly or dozens of Tory MPs who want to stay in it…

Badenoch instructed her Shadow Attorney General Lord Wolfson to instruct her on how such a move would be completed back in June. She said at the time “we will likely leave the ECHR” though her ‘five tests’ must be passed first. The process has caused consternation among those Tories who view the position as an inevitability, especially as the leadership election was partially fought on the issue…

A position to leave the ECHR would give the party more breathing room on immigration policy and creativity on domestic legislation. Fleshed out policies are useful for presenting to the electorate…