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.

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

Rachel Reeves made these remarks, signaling a growing confidence among ministers in openly criticizing Brexit. The Chancellor even suggested Brexit’s economic impact has been worse than critics predicted at the time.

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's damage is acknowledged.

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