• @HumanPenguin
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    111 months ago

    Tories have been trying to find an excuse to leave the ECHR since the Brexit vote. I am pretty sure laws like this, are entirely created to start a fight in court. So they can claim ECHR prevents us defending our borders.

    • @Syldon
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      111 months ago

      It was warned about before the last election. The now infamous page 48 of the 2019 manifesto.

      We will update the Human Rights Act and administrative law to ensure that there is a proper balance between the rights of individuals, our vital national security and effective government.