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Badenoch Pledges ECHR Exit If Conservatives Win Election

The pledge rests on a Wolfson review that deems withdrawal feasible, easing delivery of core policy goals.

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Kemi Badenoch said the convention was “out of control” and that parliament must be sovereign
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Overview

  • Kemi Badenoch said it is time for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights to protect borders, veterans and citizens.
  • A nearly 200-page review by Lord Wolfson KC, the party’s shadow attorney general, concludes withdrawal is legally and practically possible and would make policy objectives easier to achieve.
  • Wolfson advised that the Good Friday Agreement, the UK‑EU trade deal and the Windsor Framework do not legally block exit, though they pose political challenges.
  • Badenoch will set out implementation details at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester on Sunday.
  • Labour condemned the move as politically driven, Reform UK dismissed Tory intentions as untrustworthy, and coverage noted Russia is the only country to have left the convention after being expelled in 2022.