"This is an article two issue, the officer tells his colleague by which he means that under article two of the European convention on human rights (ECHR), incorporated into UK law by the 1998 Human Rights Act, the state has a duty to protect life. It is an uncontroversial example of how the ECHR, which turns 75 this week, has found its way into everyday life across the UK."
"In Westminster, withdrawal from the ECHR has become a new rallying cry for the right, which claims it is the solution to unauthorised migration. In early October, Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives said they want to take the UK out of the convention if they win the next election. Last week, MPs voted down a largely symbolic proposal by Reform's Nigel Farage to do the same. The right's hope is that it will become a wedge issue similar to Brexit."
"Public attitudes to the ECHR are more nuanced than you might think. A recent poll by YouGov found that 46% of people oppose withdrawal, while 24% aren't sure. The fact the right has managed to convince the remaining 29% of people their lives would be better off if we ditched a treaty that restrains the British state from murdering, torturing or otherwise abusing them is alarming, of course."
A constable's invocation of Article 2 exemplifies the legal duty to protect life under the European Convention on Human Rights, incorporated into UK law by the 1998 Human Rights Act. The convention marks its 75th anniversary. Political calls for withdrawal have gained traction on the right as a proposed response to unauthorised migration, with Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives and Nigel Farage advocating exit. Public opinion is mixed: a YouGov poll shows 46% oppose withdrawal, 24% unsure, and 29% favor exit. The persistence of anti‑rights messaging prompts analysis of how far‑right populists frame human rights as benefiting undeserving others. The convention partly implements post‑war human rights principles from 1948.
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