Leaving the ECHR?

On Wednesday, a debate took place in Westminster Hall on the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights. Stephen Doughty, Minister of State at FCDO, concluded the debate as follows:

“… the ECHR plays a crucial role in our constitutional framework. It is an important pillar of the devolution settlements, it underpins the guarantees in the Good Friday Agreement, and it supports the safety and security of British citizens by facilitating cross-border law enforcement and judicial co-operation. The ECHR is often presented as some sort of foreign imposition that does nothing to help British people. That literally could not be further from the truth. It has contributed significantly to the protection and enforcement of human rights and equality standards in the UK… Continue reading →