Lord Wolfson’s advice paper on how leaving the ECHR would work is due to be presented in full to the Shadow Cabinet tomorrow. A draft section is widely circulating in Tory circles this morning, which may be a version shown to participants in the process…
A notable point:
“The precise nuances and immediate consequences of denunciation are not without their complexities, and significant political capital will be required to effect a policy to leave the ECHR; however, this advice demonstrates that none of these complexities is insurmountable (notably, the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is not a barrier). The form of rights protection that might follow leaving the ECHR is an open question, this advice sets out the various options that are available, and their relative merits.”
As Guido reported some time ago the Tories are expected to announce their intention to leave the ECHR at conference. The points addressed by Wolfson are the same targeted by Suella Braverman for some time…
Read the draft paper below:
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.”