British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

Defence Secretary John Healey was questioned over whether the UK would derogate from the EHCR if troops were sent into Ukraine (Oli Scarff/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ministers have been urged to give British troops “maximum protection” from “vexatious claims” in the courts if they are deployed to Ukraine on a peacekeeping mission.

Conservative MPs repeatedly pressed Defence Secretary John Healey to confirm the UK Government would consider derogating from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in the event of any deployment to remove the “lawfare” risk.