Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick delivered an impassioned speech at the pro-Brexit think tank Bruges Group last night about why the UK must leave the ECHR and repeal “a whole series of other laws”. He said this would be “most important piece of legislation of the next conservative or centre right government.” Leaving the door open in the event of a Reform victory…
Jenrick told the room:
“It means repealing a whole series of other laws which may have had noble intent whether it’s the Equalities Act, the Human Rights Act, the Climate Change Act, but which have had the effect of undermining the sovereignty of parliament…that’s why I’ve advocated some kind of great reform, a great repeal as the first and most important piece of legislation of the next conservative or centre right government to wipe the slate clean.”
Jenrick then warned: “We’ve got to change the Conservative Party if it’s going to survive. And it’s quite obvious that it hasn’t changed enough in the last year. There’s got to be a fundamentally different party.” Though when asked if he believed Kemi would be the leader of the Tory party at the next election, Jenrick firmly replied “yes”…
Jenrick went on to say that he would reverse the decision to recognise a Palestine state, and that there should be a “legally binding cap” on immigration. Plenty for activists to chew over as Tory Conference looms…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”