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Commons Blocks Farage’s Bid to Pull UK Out of ECHR

The vote confirms a cross-party majority for staying in the convention.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage Departs following a speech by former Conservative MP Danny Kruger at a Reform UK press conference on October 28, 2025 in London, England. Danny Kruger defected to Reform in September, becoming the first sitting Conservative MP to do so. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • MPs voted 154–96 against allowing the 10‑minute‑rule bill to be introduced, stopping the proposal at the first hurdle.
  • Around 87 Conservative MPs joined Reform UK in the Aye lobby under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership, highlighting growing right‑wing alignment on quitting the convention.
  • The Labour government remains committed to ECHR membership, and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey led opposition arguing that withdrawal would erode rights and the rule of law.
  • Debate in the Commons was heated, featuring heckling and sharp exchanges, as Farage framed exit as necessary to regain control over immigration and deportations.
  • Legal analysis warns that quitting the ECHR could breach the Good Friday Agreement and disrupt UK‑EU cooperation, while a Bonavero Institute study found ECHR-linked deportation appeals succeeded in roughly 3.5% of cases over five years.