"I have not come to this decision lightly, but it is clear that it is necessary to protect our borders, our veterans, and our citizens."
"I have always been clear that we should leave the ECHR, if necessary, but unlike other parties we have done the serious work to develop a plan to do so backed by legal advice from a distinguished King's Counsel."
"a policy she argued against"
"too weak to stand up to her own party in the face of Reform"
The Conservative Party will leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it wins the next election. Kemi Badenoch set the position after a party legal review concluded that the ECHR constrains migration reform and can lead to the persecution of military veterans. The decision follows months of internal Conservative divisions and pressure from Reform UK. A detailed legal review led by Lord Wolfson found the ECHR placed significant constraints on the government. Badenoch presented a departure plan backed by legal advice from a King's Counsel and framed leaving as necessary to protect borders, veterans, and citizens.
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