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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Bunn

The ECHR, why it is back in the spotlight and the implications of the UK leaving

Comments by immigration minister Robert Jenrick suggest the Government is still considering an option to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to tackle the problem of small boats crossing the English Channel.

Here are details on the convention, the potential implications of the UK leaving it and the political positions on the issue.

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