- Signed by members of Europe (not EU) on 3 Sept 1953
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Creates international court, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
- Judgements are legally binding on states
UK Government positions
(As of 2025-10-01)
- Reform: Farage wants to withdraw and create a British Bill of Rights
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Labour: Starmer wants to reinterpret ECHR to combat mass migration
- Sept 2025 Labour Conference, after the Epping asylum hotel pressure
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Tories: Badenoch says Britain “likely need to leave” ECHR but did not outright commit
- 2025-10-03: Kemi Badenoch announces plan to leave ECHR