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Should we ditch the European Convention on Human Rights?

Should we ditch the European Convention on Human Rights?

Update: 2025-09-03
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Political figures from the right and left have suggested that leaving a European convention could reduce the number of people seeking asylum in Britain. So what is the ECHR? And would leaving it actually make a difference?


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Guests:

  • Fraser Nelson, Columnist, The Times. 
  • Jonathan Ames, Legal Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Hannah Varrall 


Read more:

What would actually happen if we left the ECHR?

Leaving the ECHR won’t fix the asylum crisis


Further listening: Hard borders, harder politics: Europe’s migration crisis

Clips: GB News, Parliamentlive.tv

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Should we ditch the European Convention on Human Rights?

Should we ditch the European Convention on Human Rights?