Conservatives would take UK out of ECHR, Badenoch confirms
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#70GNJ)
Leader says move is is necessary to protect our borders, our veterans and our citizens'
Kemi Badenoch has announced that a Conservative government under her leadership would pull the UK out of the European convention on human rights.
The move marks a lurch to the right for the Tories, who are attempting to stem a loss of support to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Farage has long been a critic of the ECHR and has pledged to leave it if he becomes prime minister.
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