The new immigration hot potato: How the ECHR was hijacked by the right

The New Immigration Hot Potato: How the ECHR was Hijacked by the Right

We should have learned from Brexit, which weakened Britain in every sense.

Now the same voices want to abandon the ECHR. We know where that road will lead.

The past doesn’t have to define the future, but we must acknowledge the damage Brexit caused.

Rachel Reeves said this week. The Chancellor even suggested Brexit’s economic impact has been worse than critics predicted at the time.

Reeves’ remarks are the latest in a series of interventions that signal a growing confidence among ministers in openly criticising Brexit.

But while the government starts to finally acknowledge the damage, the right appear to be gearing up for the next big rupture, with potentially even more far-reaching consequences – leaving the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

Author's summary: Brexit weakened Britain, now the right targets ECHR.

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